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Soils in the tree nurseries studied were characterized by a lower species diversity of fungi than adjacent virgin soils. In particular, the relative abundances of representatives of the genera Mucor, Chaetomium, and Trichoderma in the nursery soil were two times lower than in adjacent virgin soils. On the other hand, the nursery soil exhibited greater abundances of fungi of the genus Fusarium, which are causative agents of many diseases of conifer seedlings. To appreciate the efficiency of biocontrol of the infectious diseases of conifer seedlings, we introduced several indigenous Trichoderma strains into the nursery soil and found that this affected the species composition of soil microflora considerably. Changes in the species composition of mycobiota beneficially influenced the phytosanitary state of soils and reduced the infectious lodging of conifer seedlings.
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Yakimenko, E.E., Grodnitskaya, I.D. Effect of Trichoderma Fungi on Soil Micromycetes That Cause Infectious Conifer Seedling Lodging in Siberian Tree Nurseries. Microbiology 69, 726–729 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026670627943
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026670627943