Fig. 2From: Plant growth promotion and differential expression of defense genes in chilli pepper against Colletotrichum truncatum induced by Trichoderma asperellum and T. harzianum(I) Morphological growth characteristics of T. asperellum, T. harzianum and T. asperellum + T. harzianum bioprimed and untreated chilli plants at different intervals of 30 and 60 days. Seeds bioprimed samples were found to have increased the root length, profuse growth and thickness. A Image showing the unprimed (control) plant after 30 and 60 days, B T. asperellum bioprimed seeds after 30 and 60 days, C T. harzianum bioprimed seeds after 30 and 60 days, D T. asperellum + T. harzianum bioprimed seeds after 30 and 60 days. (II) Bioprimed seeds with T. asperellum, T. harzianum and T. asperellum + T. harzianum showed their growth parameters, increased in height, number and size of leaves, branches, flowering buds, stem diameter of plants. A Unprimed (control) plants, B Seeds were primed T. asperellum, C Seeds were primed with T. harzianum, and D Seeds were primed with T. asperellum + T. harzianum. Scale bar represents 10 cmBack to article page