http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/12568 2026-04-26T18:49:46Z http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/12601 Cover page 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/12599 Editorial Board 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/12598 Effect of intercrops on the intensity of basal stem rot of coconut and soil microbial population Karthikeyan, A.; Bhaskaran, R. Growing intercrops am basal stem rot affected coconut plantations reduced the incidence of the disease. Among the intercrops, banana was very effective in containing the disease. Intercropping in diseased plantations increased the coconut yield. The population of fungi, actinomycetes and the antagonistic organism Trichoderma spp increased significantly in soils of intercropped coconut. The population of bacterial biofertilizers phosphobacteria, Azotobacter and Azospirillum was also higher in intercropped plots. 2001-06-13T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/12595 Gypsum - A suitable material for the mass multiplication of Trichoderma viride Karunanithi, K.; Muthusamy, M.; Seetharaman, K. Different carrier materials were screened for the mass multiplication of Trichoderma viride. Talc and gypsum were significantly superior in maintaining the survival of T. viride even after 150 days ot storage. Since gypsum is thirty times cheaper than talc it may be used for the mass multiplication of T. viride, for commercial purposes, to replace talc. 2001-06-25T00:00:00Z