Trichoderma is a cosmopolitan and opportunistic ascomycete fungal genus including
species that are of interest to agriculture as direct biological control agents of …

Biocontrol agents (BCA) have been an important tool in agriculture to prevent crop losses
due to plant pathogens infections and to increase plant food production globally, diminishing …

Trichoderma spp. have been widely used in agricultural applications due to its well known
biological control mechanism. The usage of this microbial inoculant in Trichoderma-based …

The plant-Trichoderma-pathogen triangle is a complicated web of numerous processes.
Trichoderma spp. are avirulent opportunistic plant symbionts. In addition to being successful …

Members of the fungal genus Trichoderma (Ascomycota, Hypocreales, Hypocreaceae) are
ubiquitous and commonly encountered as soil inhabitants, plant symbionts, saprotrophs …

Plant-parasitic-nematodes represent a major threat to the agricultural production of different
crops worldwide. Due to the high toxicity of chemical nematicides, it is necessary to develop …

Modern taxonomy has developed towards the establishment of global authoritative lists of
species that assume the standardized principles of species recognition, at least in a given …

Insects are the main pest in agricultural systems, causing significant losses in crop
productivity and storage. During the last decades the control of pest insects has been carried …

Virtually all examined plant species harbour fungal endophytes which asymptomatically
infect or colonize living plant tissues, including leaves, branches, stems and roots …

Trichoderma spp. are widely used as plant disease biocontrol agents in agriculture.
Mycoparasitism, which is an ancestral trait of Trichoderma, is one of the most important …