scispace - formally typeset
Search or ask a question
Author

C. Dennis

Bio: C. Dennis is an academic researcher from University of Sheffield. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fomes & Heterobasidion annosum. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 583 citations.
Topics: Fomes, Heterobasidion annosum, Trichoderma, Hypha

Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: In this article, the importance of antibiotics and extracellular enzymes during hyphal interaction is discussed, and the hyphae of the majority of Trichoderma isolates coiled around hyphiae of different test fungi.
Abstract: When grown in dual culture, hyphae of the majority of Trichoderma isolates coiled around hyphae of different test fungi. Penetration of hyphae by Trichoderma hyphae seldom occurred. The importance of antibiotics and extracellular enzymes during hyphal interaction is discussed.

579 citations


Cited by
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: Isolates from different species-groups of Trichoderma were tested for production of non-volatile antibiotics, by an agar layer technique; the susceptibility of fungi to these antibiotics varied widely; Fomes annosus (Fr.) Cooke was the most susceptible and Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht, ex Fr.
Abstract: Isolates from different species-groups of Trichoderma were tested for production of non-volatile antibiotics, by an agar layer technique. Preliminary studies on the chemical nature of these antibiotics were made. Many isolates produced non-volatile antibiotics active against a range of fungi. The ability to produce such antibiotics varied between isolates of the same species-group as well as between isolates of different species groups. The susceptibility of fungi to these antibiotics varied widely; Fomes annosus (Fr.) Cooke was the most susceptible and Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht, ex Fr. the most resistant of the test fungi used. Gliotoxin and viridin were not produced, but other chloroform-soluble antibiotics, including trichodermin and peptide antibiotics were detected.

1,126 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: The results indicate that Gliocladium is polyphyletic and that G. penicillioides, G. roseum, and Trichoderma virens, are generically distinct.

788 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: Substantial progress has been made in a number of biocontrol systems through the application of genetic and mathematical approaches that accommodate the complexity of these systems.
Abstract: Biocontrol involves harnessing disease-suppressive microor? ganisms to improve plant health. Disease suppression by biocontrol agents is the sustained manifestation of interactions among the plant, the pathogen, the biocontrol agent, the microbial community on and around the plant, and the physi? cal environment. Even in model laboratory systems, the study of biocontrol involves interactions among a minimum of three organisms. Therefore, despite its potential in agricultural ap? plications, biocontrol is one of the most poorly understood areas of plant-microbe interactions. The complexity of these systems has influenced the accep? tance of biocontrol as a means of controlling plant diseases in two ways. First, practical results with biocontrol have been variable. Thus, despite some stunning successes with biocon? trol agents in agriculture, there remains a general skepticism born of past failures (Cook and Baker, 1983; Weiler, 1988). Second, progress in understanding an entire system has been slow. Recently, however, substantial progress has been made in a number of biocontrol systems through the application of genetic and mathematical approaches that accommodate the complexity. Biocontrol of soilborne diseases is particularly complex be? cause these diseases occur in the dynamic environment at the interface of root and soil known as the rhizosphere, which is defined as the region surrounding a root that is affected by it. The rhizosphere is typified by rapid change, intense microbial activity, and high populations of bacteria compared with nonrhizosphere soil. Plants release metabolically active cells from their roots and deposit as much as 20% of the carbon allocated to roots in the rhizosphere, suggesting a highly evolved relationship between the plant and rhizosphere microorgan? isms. The rhizosphere is subject to dramatic changes on a short temporal scale?rain events and daytime drought can result in fluctuations in salt concentration, pH, osmotic poten? tial, water potential, and soil particle structure. Over longer temporal scales, the rhizosphere can change due to root growth, interactions with other soil biota, and weathering processes. It is the dynamic nature of the rhizosphere that makes it an interesting setting for the interactions that lead to disease and biocontrol of disease (Rovira, 1965,1969,1991; Hawes, 1991; Waisel et al., 1991).

600 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: In this article, the importance of antibiotics and extracellular enzymes during hyphal interaction is discussed, and the hyphae of the majority of Trichoderma isolates coiled around hyphiae of different test fungi.
Abstract: When grown in dual culture, hyphae of the majority of Trichoderma isolates coiled around hyphae of different test fungi. Penetration of hyphae by Trichoderma hyphae seldom occurred. The importance of antibiotics and extracellular enzymes during hyphal interaction is discussed.

579 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: Trichoderma harzianum excreted β-1, 3-glucanase and chitinase into the medium when grown on laminarin and Chitin, respectively, or on cell walls of the pathogen Sclerotium rolfsii as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Trichoderma harzianum excreted β-1, 3-glucanase and chitinase into the medium when grown on laminarin and chitin, respectively, or on cell walls of the pathogen Sclerotium rolfsii, as sole carbon s...

479 citations