Trichoderma species is:

(A) Free living fungi

(B) Very common in the root ecosystem

(C) Effective biocontrol agent

(D) Resistance to insects

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B) and (C) only

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (C) only

A biological control being developed for use in the treatment of plant disease is the fungus Trichoderma. Trichoderma species are free-living fungi that are very common in the root ecosystems. They are effective biocontrol agents of several plant pathogens.