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ArticleCurrent microbiology2021

Biocontrol Potential of Trichoderma afroharzianum TM24 Against Grey Mould on Tomato Plants.

Juan Zhao, Ting Liu, Dianpeng Zhang, Huiling Wu, Taotao Zhang, Dan Dong

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Article in Current microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juan ZhaoInstitute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, People's Republic of China.
Ting LiuInstitute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, People's Republic of China. lting11@163.com.
Dianpeng ZhangInstitute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, People's Republic of China.
Huiling WuInstitute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, People's Republic of China.
Taotao ZhangInstitute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, People's Republic of China.
Dan DongInstitute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, People's Republic of China.
Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences · CN

Funding

Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Control of Fruit Tree Diseases and Pests in the North China BZ0432the Innovative Capacity Construction of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences KJCX20200110the Innovative Capacity Construction of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences KJCX20200426the Youth Research Found of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences QNJJ201814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Grey mould caused by Botrytis cinerea leads to severe economic loss on commercial tomato production. Application of beneficial microorganism offers an eco-friendly alternative for mitigation of tomato fungal disease damage, considering negative influences of fungicides. In the present study, an antagonistic Trichoderma afroharzianum isolate TM24 was evaluated for its biocontrol potential on tomato grey mould. The isolate TM24 showed obviously antagonistic effect on B. cinerea mycelium growth and production of glucanase and chitinase. Leaf spraying with spore suspension of isolate TM24 showed a biocontrol efficiency of over 54% against tomato grey mould in greenhouse pot experiment. The activities of plant defense-related enzymes including polyphenol oxidase, phenylalanine ammonialyase, superoxide dismutase, and peroxidase were all increased to varying degrees in tomato leaves after isolate TM24 treatment. Transcriptome analysis showed that, a total of 1941, 1753 and 38 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained at 24, 48 and 72 hpi, respectively, in tomato leaves pretreated with T. afroharzianum TM24, and then challenged with B. cinerea inoculation. The DEGs were mainly enriched in MAPK signaling pathway and plant hormones signal transduction pathway. Multiple genes that regulated crucial nodes of defense-related pathways, like flavonoid, phenylpropanoid, jasmonic acid and ethylene metabolisms were also identified, which may have positive correlations with the biocontrol potential of isolate TM24 in tomato plants. These promising results provided valuable information on using T. afroharzianum TM24 as a beneficial biocontrol agent in tomato grey mould management.

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Solanum lycopersicumTrichodermaBotrytisHypocrealesPlant Diseases

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