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Trichoderma

2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 20; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.cub.2010.02.042

1879-0445

Yariv Brotman, Kapuganti Jagadis Gupta, Ada Viterbo,

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

What is Trichoderma? The genus Trichoderma comprises a large number of rhizocompetent filamentous fungal strains found in a large variety of ecosystems. These fungi are mostly isolated from forest or agricultural soils at all latitudes and can be easily cultured in vitro. They present a typical green sporulation (Figure 1) and some species produce a characteristic sweet or 'coconut' odor due to a biologically active volatile compound (6-pentyl-α-pyrone). The mycoparasitic nature (the ability to attack other fungi and utilize their nutrients) of Trichoderma and their potential use as biocontrol agents of plant pathogenic fungi has been known for more then six decades.