Trichoderma spp. – application and prospects for use in organic farming and industry

Abstract

Fungi of the genus Trichoderma are a very large group of microorganisms that play a significant role in the environment. They use a variety of mechanisms to colonise various ecological niches. Several Trichoderma spp. positively affect plants by stimulating plant growth, and protecting plants from fungal and bacterial pathogens. They are used in biological plant protection as biofungicides as well as in bioremediation. Members of the genus Trichoderma are also utilised in various industry branches – mainly in the production of enzymes, antibiotics, and other metabolites, but also of biofuel. Moreover, the genus Trichoderma comprises edible and medicinal mushrooms, but also the pathogens of humans. Currently, Trichoderma has entered the genomic era and parts of genome sequences are publicly available. This is why, Trichoderma fungi have the potential to be used for human needs to an even greater extent than before. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to increase the efficiency and safety of the application of these fungi.

Applying Taguchi design and large-scale strategy for mycosynthesis of nano-silver from endophytic Trichoderma harzianum SYA.F4 and its application against phytopathogens

“…Historically, biochemical engineers have solved problems and accomplished designs necessary to implement at a large scale processes demonstrated in the laboratory involving enzymes, cells, and/or biological raw materials. This traditional scale-up role of biochemical engineers remains an important activity in practice and also in research27303132. The theoretical parts for microbial processing start with the concept of growth limiting nutrients.…”

Systemic protection against pearl millet downy mildew disease induced by cell wall glucan elicitors from Trichoderma hamatum UOM 13

“…Among the biotic inducers of resistance, Trichoderma sp. including T. hamatum have been well studied for their role in plant growth promotion, biocontrol and induction of systemic resistance against a wide variety of diseases in many crop plants (Chet et al 1981;Elad 2000;Shoresh and Harman 2008;Błaszczyk et al 2014;Pieterse et al 2014).…”

Tarımsal Üretimde Yararlanılan Trichoderma Ürünleri ve Metabolitleri

“…Günümüzde Trichoderma temelli biyokontrol ürünlerinin geliştirilmesi, daha geniş çapta sebzelerin örneğin soğan, havuç, yonca, kırmızı pancar, dereotu, turp gibi kapsamlı korunmasında ve daha küçük çapta da zirai ürünler korunmasında yer almaktadır [9]. Bu mevzuatların yürürlüğe girmesi pestisit kullanımı ile ilgili riskleri azaltmak için alternatif yaklaşım ve teknikleri kapsayan "Entegre Mücadele Yönetiminin" benimseneceği anlamındadır.…”