Table 2.
Biodegradation of mancozeb by SMS dominating microbes under in vitro conditions, inoculated individually and in different combinations in SMS
| Treatment | Initial concentration (μg g−1) | Mancozeb residue in (μg g−1) spent substrate at different interval (days) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3rd | 6th | 9th | 12th | 15th | ||
| Trichoderma sp. | 100 | 98.50 | 89.7 | 82.00 | 75.10 | 70.30 | 65.80 |
| Mucor sp. | 100 | 97.60 | 94.50 | 89.00 | 80.60 | 74.10 | 70.60 |
| Trichoderma sp. + Mucor sp. | 100 | 98.10 | 92.50 | 86.50 | 74.20 | 70.70 | 66.80 |
| Trichoderma sp. + Aspergillus sp. | 100 | 98.00 | 88.00 | 81.60 | 70.80 | 66.90 | 58.40 |
| Trichoderma sp. + Mucor sp. + Aspergillus sp. | 100 | 98.20 | 91.50 | 82.00 | 72.20 | 65.00 | 59.10 |
| Mucor sp. + Aspergillus sp. | 100 | 98.10 | 95.70 | 90.30 | 82.40 | 78.10 | 72.90 |
| B–I (bacterial isolate) | 100 | 98.00 | 92.20 | 85.10 | 80.00 | 76.70 | 71.60 |
| Trichoderma sp. + Aspergillus sp. + B–I | 100 | 98.40 | 89.20 | 80.30 | 71.60 | 63.00 | 50.50 |
| B-IV (bacterial isolate) | 100 | 98.50 | 95.60 | 88.90 | 81.00 | 79.20 | 74.50 |
| Trichoderma sp. + Aspergillus sp. + B-IV | 100 | 98.20 | 92.80 | 87.40 | 75.50 | 67.60 | 62.10 |
| B–I + B-IV | 100 | 98.20 | 91.7 | 85.20 | 77.40 | 70.10 | 64.20 |
| Aspergillus sp. | 100 | 98.15 | 93.40 | 87.44 | 72.50 | 69.30 | 66.00 |
| Control | 100 | 98.00 | 96.75 | 94.15 | 92.80 | 91.40 | 90.00 |
CD(0.05): Treatment 2.55, Interval 10.37, Treatment × Interval 2.72