Inhibition of the stain fungus in the dual culture was analyzed using two parameters: percent inhibition (% I) of radial growth and width of the zone of inhibition (ZI) measured at the smallest distance between the two colonies. The degree of antagonism was classified into five based on visual rating for normal growth (0), partial obstruction (1), obstruction (2), stoppage (3) and very fast stoppage (4) of growth of the fungus at the time of dual culture [19] ( Table 1).