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Title:

A purely organic, seed dressing bio-fungicide formulation of an improved Trichoderma Virens Mutant Strain with Toxicological and Environment safety data

Area:

Rural Technologies

Focus Area:

Agriculture Technology, Formulation Development

Social Benefits:

Agriculture sector in general; This could be used by most of the bio-pesticides companies; Can be used by Agriculture Department establishments like the KVKs

Developing Agency:

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, Maharashtra

Brief Description

Description :

Biological control is an integral component of organic farming, but almost all the commercial Trichoderma formulations contain synthetic additives like the carboxy-methyl cellulose (CMC). BARC has developed a purely organic, granular, seed treatment formulation based on two major technologies - the tamarind seed based mass multiplication medium (patent filed viz. 1236/MUM/2012), a technology earlier developed by BARC, and a mutant strain of Trichoderma virens that produces more antibiotics than the wild type. The purely organic (no chemical additive) granular, seed dressing formulation, named as “TrichoBARC” is suitable for packaging in small quantity (5 g for treatment of 1 kg seeds, per pouch), thus reducing the cost of seed treatment, making it economical for even small and marginal farmers.

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