Trichoderma harzianum

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Trichoderma harzianum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
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 fungal pathogens causing various fungal plant diseases. 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.