May 2010

Solid state fermentation of Jatropha curcas kernel cake: Proximate composition and antinutritional components

Five fungi (Aspergillus niger, Penicillium chrysogenum, Rhizopus oligosporus, Rhizopus nigricans and Trichoderma longibrachitum) were used in the fermentation of Jatropha curcas kernel cake for a 7 days period in a completely randomized design model. The results revealed significant increase in the crude protein content of all the fungi treated samples with Aspergillus niger and T....

Author(s): M. A. Belewu and R. Sam

May 2010

Antagonism of Trichoderma farzianum isolates on soil borne plant pathogenic fungi from Embu District, Kenya

Species in the genus Trichoderma are important as commercial source of several enzymes and as biofungicides/growth promoters. The most common biological control agents of the genus are strains of T. harzianum, T. viride and T. viriens. In this study, sixteen selected isolates of T. harzianum from different land use types in Embu, Kenya were tested for anatognism against...

Author(s): E. N. Siameto, S. Okoth, N. O. Amugune, and N. C. Chege