Abstract
During the present studies, thirteen antagonistic compost inhabiting bacteria and fungi selected from in vitro studies against soil borne pathogens were evaluated for their amylase, cellulase and pectinase activities. Most of the antagonists showed the enzymatic activities. The antagonists were also inoculated in to the grass clippings to see their degradation abilities. All the antagonists showed the ability to degrade the grass clippings but with varied rate of degradation. The highest rate of degradation shown by Bacillus licheniformis and Aspergillus fumigatus followed by Bacillus subtilis, Trichoderma harzianum, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megaterium, Penicillium citrinum, Bacillus pumilus, Micrococcus varians, Trichoderma virens, Acrophialophora fusispora, Stachybotrys charatum and Pseudomonas fluorescens.
