**2.6 Assessment of viability of the formulated fungal and bacterial antagonists**

The viability of the bacterial and fungal antagonists were checked by drawing 1 g of the formulated products in sterile water in every 30 days after formulation and diluted serially up to 10<sup>4</sup> or 10<sup>5</sup> . The numbers of viable cells (colony forming unit) were counted per gram formulations kept at both room temperature and 4-8°C temperature in the refrigerator.
