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Keywords: root rot of cotton Rhizoctonia solani, antagonism in vitro, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, Macrophomina phaseoli, Sclerotium oryzae, Helminthosporum sativum, antagonistic soil

microorganisms, Trichoderma viride, Aspergillus, Penicillium, application of the antagonist to a soil with different methods under field condition, amendments of molasses, root rots of citrus, mango, and Egyptian clover