Table 1 Screening of Trichoderma isolates for Chitinase production on solid medium supplemented with colloidal chitin derived from Rhizoctonia cell wall (RCW) and commercial chitin (Cc)

Isolate Group

NIL

Low

Medium

High

A

-

10, 32

6, 20, 25, 211, 120

Th1, Tv(t), 73, 217, 4

B

-

43, 29

-

27

C

-

55

62, 98, 297

Gv, 231a , 238, 249

D

-

-

93,226

85, 99, 152, 261

E

-

2, 53

-

Cb4, 75, 97

F

111

204

106, 233b

-

Isolate Group

Low / Medium preference for Cc derived colloidal chitin but Medium / High preference for RCW derived colloidal chitin

A

14, 207

B

24

C

48, 107, 38

D

145b1, 326

E

-

F

40(1)b, 91, 8

Isolate Group

Low / Medium preference for RCW derived colloidal chitin but Medium / High preference for Cc derived colloidal chitin

A

68, 1

B

28

C

12, 202

D

173

E

46, 102

F

114, 243,332, 125b