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T1 In vitro and in vivo interactions between Trichoderma viride and Fusarium circinatum
A1 Martínez Álvarez, Pablo
A1 Alves Santos, Fernando Manuel
A1 Díez Casero, Julio Javier
K1 Pitch canker
K1 Antagonism
K1 Biocontrol
K1 Biological control agents
K1 Endophytes
K1 Pinus radiata
K1 Spain
K1 3108 Fitopatología
AB Fusarium circinatum, a fungus that causes pitch canker disease, has been present in Europesince at least 2003, when it was detected in northern Spain and found to be producing severedamage in tree nurseries and pine plantations. In this study, we tested a method of biologicalcontrol of the disease with Trichoderma viride, a fungal species successfully used againstmany other pathogens. In vitro and in vivo assays were carried out to test the efficacy of thisantagonist in controlling F. circinatum. The T. viride isolate exerted a significant effect on thegrowth of F. circinatum in the in vitro assay, reducing the length of the pathogen colony byhalf. However, although we tested three different concentrations of the T. viride spore solution,no clear conclusions were obtained with regard to the effects on the Pinus radiata seedlings.To our knowledge, this is the first study carried out with the aim of using Trichoderma spp.to control pitch canker disease.
PB Finnish Society of Forest Science
SN 0037-5330
YR 2012
FD 2012
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65187
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65187
LA eng
NO Silva Fennica, 2012, vol. 46, n. 3, p. 303-316
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 08-ago-2024