Trichoderma harzianum

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Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Subdivision:	Pezizomycotina
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Hypocreaceae
Genus:	Trichoderma
Species:	T. harzianum

Binomial name

Trichoderma harzianum
Rifai, (1969)

Synonyms

Sporotrichum narcissi Tochinai & Shimada, (1930)
Trichoderma lignorum var. narcissi (Tochinai & Shimada) Pidopl., (1953)
Trichoderma narcissi (Tochinai & Shimada) Tochinai & Shimada, (1931)

Trichoderma harzianum is a fungus that is also used as a fungicide. It is used for foliar application, seed treatment and soil treatment for suppression of various disease causing fungal pathogens. Commercial biotechnological products such as 3Tac have been useful for treatment of Botrytis, Fusarium and Penicillium sp.^[1]. It is also used for manufacturing enzymes.

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