NEET Biology question

Biology Microbes in Human Welfare NEET

Thinking-type: A researcher observes that a particular Trichoderma strain inhibits the growth of a fungal pathogen causing root rot in tomato plants when applied to the soil. This observation best illustrates

(A)biological control of plant disease by a free-living fungal antagonistCorrect
(B)biofertiliser-mediated nitrogen fixation
(C)biogas generation from organic waste
(D)industrial antibiotic production

Answer: (A)

Solution

This scenario exemplifies biological control, where Trichoderma, a free-living root-ecosystem fungus, antagonises and

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