Stresses both biotic and abiotic are considered as major constraints in the production of pea. Among biotic stresses apart from bacterial and viral diseases, many fungal diseases are of economic importance. Fusarium Wilt seems to beone of the most important and devastating disease of pea. Wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp pisi, being soil borne is the major threat to successful cultivation and growing of pea. Therefore, various potential biocontrol agents were evaluated in vitro against the pathogen F. oxysporum f. sp. pisi, at the Department of Plant Pathology, VNMKV, Parbhani. Though all test bioagents were found antagonistic to the test pathogen, but most efficient were, T. harzianum, which resulted with significant highest mycelial growth inhibition (100.00 %), of the test pathogen, followed by Aspergillus niger (64.03 %), T. asperellum (55.16 %) and Metarhizhium anisopliae (49.60 %)

Bioagents, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium wilt, In vitro, Inhibition

All bioagents tested in vitro were found antagonistic to F. oxysporum f. sp. pisi. However, Trichoderma harzianum resulted with cent per cent mycelia growth inhibition (100 %), followed by Aspergillus niger (64.03 %)

N.N. Munde, M.S. Dadke, Veeresh P. and S.N. Banne (2024). In vitro Bioefficacy of bioagents Against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp pisi, causing Fusarium Wilt Disease in Pea. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(10): 162-164