mixture of peat moss and coir dust pre-inoculated with T. deliquescensisolate Da-KP-0-1. Themixture of peat moss and coir dustwas preparedby soaking the sphagnum peat moss and coir dust (1:1 by volume)in tap water overnight three times and then dried in a hot air oven at80 °C for 45 min. Subsequently, the substrate was packed into Petridishes (100 mm × 20 mm) and then sterilized by autoclaving for15 min. Fungal inoculation was done by aseptically placing a 1 × 1 cm2block of PDA containing fungal hyphae in the center of the media. ThePetri dishes were then kept at 30 °C in dark for one week. Seeds ofD. findlayanum were surface-sterilized in 0.5% sodiumhypochlorite solutioncontaining two drops of Tween-20 for 10 min and subsequently