Trichoderma Species: Our Best Fungal Allies in the Biocontrol of Plant Diseases—A Review

P Guzmán-Guzmán, A Kumar… - Plants, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
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 …

Trichoderma as biological control agent: scope and prospects to improve efficacy

FV Ferreira, MA Musumeci - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2021‏ - Springer
A major current challenge is to increase the food production while preserving natural
resources. Agricultural practices that enhance the productivity and progressively improve the …

The hidden power of secondary metabolites in plant-fungi interactions and sustainable phytoremediation

NA Elhamouly, OA Hewedy, A Zaitoon… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
The global environment is dominated by various small exotic substances, known as
secondary metabolites, produced by plants and microorganisms. Plants and fungi are …

Entomopathogenic fungi: interactions and applications

S Mantzoukas, F Kitsiou, D Natsiopoulos… - Encyclopedia, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Definition Entomopathogenic fungi are a special group of soil-dwelling microorganisms that
infects and kills insects and other arthropods through cuticle penetration. They are currently …

Ten decadal advances in fungal biology leading towards human well-being

A Mapook, KD Hyde, K Hassan, BM Kemkuignou… - Fungal Diversity, 2022‏ - Springer
Fungi are an understudied resource possessing huge potential for develo** products that
can greatly improve human well-being. In the current paper, we highlight some important …

Recent advances in the use of Trichoderma-containing multicomponent microbial inoculants for pathogen control and plant growth promotion

L Kredics, R Büchner, D Balázs, H Allaga… - World Journal of …, 2024‏ - Springer
Chemical pesticides and fertilizers are used in agricultural production worldwide to prevent
damage from plant pathogenic microorganisms, insects, and nematodes, to minimize crop …

Endophytic Fungi‐Mediated Defense Signaling in Maize: Unraveling the Role of WRKY36 in Regulating Immunity against Spodoptera frugiperda

R Batool, G Xuelian, D Hui, L **uzhen… - Physiologia …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Seed priming with beneficial endophytic fungi is an emerging sustainable strategy for
enhancing plant resistance against insect pests. This study examined the effects of …

Perspectives of Beauveria bassiana, an entomopathogenic fungus for the control of insect-pests in tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]: opportunities and …

PN Bhattacharyya, SR Sarmah, S Roy, B Sarma… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Springer
Injudicious and indiscriminate use of toxic chemicals in tea deteriorates the plant, soil, and
environment and escalates maximum residue limits (MRLs) in the end products. This …

Seed Myco-priming improves crop yield and herbivory induced defenses in maize by coordinating antioxidants and Jasmonic acid pathway

R Batool, MJ Umer, MZ Shabbir, Y Wang, MA Ahmed… - BMC Plant …, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Seed Myco-priming based on consortium of entomopathogenic fungi is
very effective seed treatment against Ostrinia furnacalis herbivory. Maize regulates defense …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular proteins of Trichoderma and their role in plant health

A Sharma, R Salwan, V Sharma - South African Journal of Botany, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Trichoderma spp, due to their biocontrol attributes have been explored in agriculture to
combat the plant diseases. Since its exploration as a biocontrol agent, the mechanistic …