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Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: Christine Roath
Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: Christine Roath
Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: Christine Roath
of plant pathogens
Christine Roath
Overview
• Antifungal abilities have been known
since 1930s
• Mycoparasitism
• Nutrient competition
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Plant pathogen control by
Trichoderma spp.
Why buy/develop a product that is
readily available in the soil?
Plant pathogen control by
Trichoderma spp.
• Genetic Modification
– Wild strains
• Heterokaryotic – contain nuclei of dissimilar
genotypes within a single organism
– Biocontrol strains
• Homokaryotic – contain nuclei which are similar or
identical
• Allows genetic distinction and non-variability
– IMPORTANT FOR QUALITY CONTROL
Plant pathogen control by
Trichoderma spp.
• Most strains have innate resistance to
some agricultural chemicals
– Resistance is variable
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Plant pathogen control by
Trichoderma spp.
• Action against pathogenic fungi
• Current Microbiology Vol. 37 (1998), pp.6-11 Target Range of Zwittermicin A, and Aminopolyol antibiotic from
B. cereus
• Trichoderma for Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens: From Basic Research to Commercialized Products Gary E.
Harman Departments of Horticultural Science and of Plant Pathology ,Cornell University
• Plant Biocontrol by Trichoderma spp. Ilan Chet, Ada Viterbo and Yariv Brotman. Department of Biological
Chemistry
• Trichoderma spp., including T. harzianum, T. viride, T. koningii, T. hamatum and other spp.
by G. E. Harman, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
• The Plant Cell, Vol. 8, 1855-1869, October 1996 O 1996 American Society of Plant Physiologists Biocontrol of
Soilborne Plant Pathogens. Jo Handelsman‘ and Eric V. Stabb
• www.weizmann.ac.il/Biological_Chemistry/scientist/Chet/Chet.html