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Trichoderma species--opportunistic, avirulent plant symbionts.
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Root colonization by Trichoderma spp.Abstract:
Trichoderma spp. are free-living fungi that are common in soil and root ecosystems. Recent discoveries show that they are opportunistic, avirulent plant symbionts, as well as being parasites of other fungi. At least some strains establish robust and long-lasting colonizations of root surfaces and penetrate into the epidermis and a few cells below this level. They produce or release a variety of compounds that induce localized or systemic resistance responses, and this explains their lack of pathogenicity to plants. These root-microorganism associations cause substantial changes to the plant proteome and metabolism. Plants are protected from numerous classes of plant pathogen by responses that are similar to systemic acquired resistance and rhizobacteria-induced systemic resistance. Root colonization by Trichoderma spp. also frequently enhances root growth and development, crop productivity, resistance to abiotic stresses and the uptake and use of nutrients.read more
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Molecular mechanism of Trichoderma as bio-control agents against phytopathogen system - a review
TL;DR: The antagonistic properties of Trichoderma are based on the activation of multiple mechanisms which implies the production of specific compounds and metabolites such as plant growth factors, pathogenesis related lytic enzymes, siderophores, antibiotics, and carbon and nitrogen permeases.
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Biology and applications of Clonostachys rosea.
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Micronutrient enrichment mediated by plant-microbe interactions and rice cultivation practices
Anurup Adak,Radha Prasanna,Santosh Babu,Ngangom Bidyarani,Shikha Verma,Madan Pal,Yashbir Singh Shivay,Lata Nain +7 more
TL;DR: The utility of cyanobacteria-based inoculants for both methods of rice cultivation and their significant interactions with the plant, leading to micronutrient enrichment of rice grains is illustrated.
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Secondary Metabolism and Antimicrobial Metabolites of Trichoderma
TL;DR: Trichoderma SMs play pivotal roles in chemical defense and communication, and some of them have demonstrated important antibiotic abilities in biocontrol applications, and at low concentrations some TrichoderMA SMs have displayed beneficial effects to plants.
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Changing Paradigms on the Mode of Action and Uses of Trichoderma spp. for Biocontrol
TL;DR: The long period of development between the original discoveries of some of the useful properties of these fungi and their first commercial adoption can be explained in part by an incomplete understanding of the nature of the biocontrol interaction.
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