ORIGINAL RESEARCH
In vitro and in vivo Study of Antagonistic
and Biocontrol of Trichoderma harzianum
Strains Against Wood Decay Pathogens
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Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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Faculty of Agriculture, Nile Valley University, Dongola, Sudan
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Department of Microbial Biotechnology, National Center for Research (NCR), Khartoum, Sudan
Submission date: 2023-05-09
Final revision date: 2023-08-30
Acceptance date: 2023-09-08
Online publication date: 2023-11-14
Publication date: 2024-01-03
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(1):515-521
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ABSTRACT
The information presented in this study suggests that Trichoderma could be used as a secure,
environmentally acceptable, and efficient biocontrol agent for many crop species. The family
Hypocreaceae includes a variety of free-living fungi under the genus Trichoderma (class Ascomycetes),
which live in different ecosystems in a wide range of climatic zones and can be found all over the world.
This paper provides a summary of the biological control activity of Trichoderma spp. and highlights
recent developments in delineating Trichoderma’s role in biochemical and molecular processes
in the rhizosphere, as well as its ecological significance and advantages of symbiosis with the plant
host in terms of physiological and biochemical mechanisms. We examined the interactions between
Trichoderma harzianum (T. harzianum) strains and some soilborne plant pathogens (Phylaspora
rhodia, Diaporthe citri, and Nattrassia mangiferae) in vitro and in vivo. All T. harzianum strains
tested antagonistic and inhibited plant pathogenic and wood decay fungi growth on the PDA medium.
When it was tested, the strain TII was more muscular, so it was a better competitor against the wood
decay pathogens under the study.