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Trichoderma as Biostimulant: Factors Responsible for Plant Growth Promotion

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Trichoderma: Agricultural Applications and Beyond

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 61))

Abstract

Trichoderma has detonated as biostimulant and mycofungicide for improvement of economically important plants of different agriculture, forestry, horticulture sectors, in regard to their protection against abiotic and biotic stress as well as proper growth, development, and productivity. Trichoderma plays a vital role by enhancing and modifying the root surface so that plants can do better nutrient uptake and mobilize minerals fast. It can enhance the mineral content in the vicinity of the rhizosphere through solubilization of bound forms, significantly facilitating the plant growth by releasing growth hormones. It is evident that Trichoderma induces systemic resistance in plants against various pathogens with the help of various volatile and nonvolatile metabolites, siderohores, enzymes, antioxidants, and polysaccharides. On the one hand, the fungus creates rhizosphere competence, and on the other hand, efficiently eases the unfavorable effect of various environmental stress through antioxidant production and physiological modulation in plants. Recently, molecular and biochemical dialogs between Trichoderma and host plants have been studied thoroughly and envisaged the significance of gene–gene interaction corroborate with protein–protein interaction among them. Though the Trichoderma and genesis of its benefits have been studied, described, and cited comprehensively, the content of the chapter emphasizes the molecular, physiological, biochemical, and morphological interaction of Trichoderma and enlighten the compact and composed picture of its direct and indirect benefit to the host plants.

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Gupta, N. (2020). Trichoderma as Biostimulant: Factors Responsible for Plant Growth Promotion. In: Manoharachary, C., Singh, H.B., Varma, A. (eds) Trichoderma: Agricultural Applications and Beyond. Soil Biology, vol 61. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54758-5_13

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