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Original Research Articles Volume : 15, Issue : 6, June, 2026

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2026.15(6) : 45-52
DOI : https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2026.1506.004


Trichoderma: Lab to Land Plant Disease Management

Nikita Kumari1*, S. K. Goyal1, S. Godika1, Pinki1 and Govind Tikiani2
1Department of Plant Pathology, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, India 2Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agriculture University, Kota (Rajasthan), India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Trichoderma, is a well-known bio-agent against many soil-borne pathogens comes under fungal kingdom. Trichoderma species are naturally found in all agricultural soils that helps the plant in basically two ways viz., by secretion of some enzyme that affect the cell wall of pathogen and by feeding on the pathogen by their haustoria. Trichoderma also helps in inducing systemic resistance in plants. Trichoderma, quoted by elders 'killing two birds with one stone' fits perfectly because along with controlling soil-borne disease causing agents, Trichoderma also develops resistance power in plants. This review enlightens previously published information of pathogen-Trichoderma & plant-Trichoderma interaction, impact of abiotic stresses on Trichoderma, physiological requirements and ability to tolerance and biodegradation of Trichoderma spp. against chemical fungicides.


Keywords: Trichoderma, soil borne, pathogen, abiotic, mycoparasite


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