Development and promotion of local fungal strains of tea ecosystem for the management of tea pathogens and insect pests with special reference to Darjeeling: An Innovative Non Chemical Approach
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Project Overview
Three bio-pesticide formulations having the active ingredients of Trichoderma asperellum 2%SL, Beauveria bassiana 5%SL and Metarhizium anisopliae 5%SL. They proved to effectively control insect pests like mites and tea mosquito bugs, and diseases like die back and branch canker.