Trichoderma Species: Our Best Fungal Allies in the Biocontrol of Plant Diseases—A Review
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo · Agricultural Research Organization · +7 more institutions
Abstract
Biocontrol agents (BCA) have been an important tool in agriculture to prevent crop losses due to plant pathogens infections and to increase plant food production globally, diminishing the necessity for chemical pesticides and fertilizers and offering a more sustainable and environmentally friendly option. Fungi from the genus Trichoderma are among the most used and studied microorganisms as BCA due to the variety of biocontrol traits, such as parasitism, antibiosis, secondary metabolites (SM) production, and plant defense system induction. Several Trichoderma species are well-known mycoparasites. However, some of those species can antagonize other organisms such as nematodes and plant pests, making this fungus…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 141.81
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- 100%
- References
- 235
Authors
9- PGPaulina Guzmán-Guzmán
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
- AKAjay Kumar
Agricultural Research Organization, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center
- SDSergio de los Santos‐Villalobos
Sonora Institute of Technology
- FIFannie Isela Parra-Cota
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias
- MDMa. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda
Tecnológico Nacional de México, Technological Institute of Celaya
Topics & keywords
- Trichoderma
- Biological pest control
- Antibiosis
- Biology
- Trichoderma harzianum
- Trichoderma viride
- Pesticide
- Biotechnology
- Zero hunger