Abstract
Biocontrol agents are currently considered as promising alternative to chemical fungicides because of the latter’s negative impacts on consumer health, plant health, and the environment. In the current biopesticide world, Trichoderma spp. has been globally accepted to prevent the invasion of pathogens, viz., Fusarium oxysporum, Verticillium dahliae, Pythium aphanidermatum, Rhizoctonia solani, etc. The antagonistic activity of Trichoderma spp. is attributed to several mechanisms, viz., mycoparasitism, antibiosis, induction of host systemic resistance, and production of hydrolytic enzymes. They not only have plant growth-promoting properties but also exert transient or long-term impact on the resident soil microbiome and may pose risk to beneficial non-target soil communities. Some compounds released by them in higher amount increase the sensitivity of the plant, and may pose negative impact on their growth. Additionally, Trichoderma spp. affects microbial community functions. The current chapter summarizes Trichoderma-pathogen-plant interaction, and the impact of Trichoderma spp. on plant growth, soil enzyme activities, and soil microbiome.
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Jangir, M., Sharma, S., Sharma, S. (2019). Non-target Effects of Trichoderma on Plants and Soil Microbial Communities. In: Varma, A., Tripathi, S., Prasad, R. (eds) Plant Microbe Interface. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19831-2_10
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