while the lowest reduction occurred
when T. longibrachiatum was applied 24 h after the pathogen
(18.38%). This suggests that T. viride as bio-pesticide must be
applied pre-harvest to reduce loss during transportation and sale.
Piotrowska and Dorszewski (1996) report T. viride as one of the
most effective antagonists against Alternaria alternata on potato,
improved upon only by T. koningii. The effectiveness of T. viride
was confirmed by Nallathambi et al. (2009) who isolated the
superior strain T. viride CIAH240.