Testing the Biocontrol Ability of a Trichoderma-Streptomycetes Consortium against Pyrrhoderma noxium (Corner) L.W. Zhou and Y.C. Dai in Soil

Harrchun Panchalingam; Nina Ashfield-Crook; Vatsal Naik; Richard Frenken; Keith Foster; Russell Tomlin; Alison Shapcott; D. İpek Kurtböke

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Testing the Biocontrol Ability of a Trichoderma-Streptomycetes Consortium against Pyrrhoderma noxium (Corner) L.W. Zhou and Y.C. Dai in Soil

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Testing the Biocontrol Ability of a Trichoderma-Streptomycetes Consortium against Pyrrhoderma noxium (Corner) L.W. Zhou and Y.C. Dai in Soil

Harrchun Panchalingam, Nina Ashfield-Crook, Vatsal Naik, Richard Frenken, Keith Foster, Russell Tomlin, Alison Shapcott and D. İpek Kurtböke

Journal of Fungi, Vol.9(1), pp.1-13

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9010067

PMCID: PMC9864159

PMID: 36675888

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Trichoderma

streptomycetes

Pyrrhoderma noxium

consortium of biological control agents

actinomycetes

wood decay

brown root rot pathogen

The Brown root rot pathogen Pyrrhoderma noxium (Corner) L.W. Zhou and Y.C. Dai is known to infect a large number of culturally and economically important plant species across the world. Although chemical control measures have been effective in managing this pathogen, their adverse effects on the ecosystem have limited their use. The use of biological control agents (BCAs) thus is generally accepted as an environmentally friendly way of managing various pathogens. Testing various consortia of the BCAs with different antagonistic mechanisms may even provide better disease protection than the use of a single BCA against aggressive plant pathogens such as the P. noxium. In the presented study, the wood decay experiment and the pot trial confirmed that the consortium of Trichoderma strains (#5029 and 5001) and streptomycetes (#USC−6914 and #USC−595-B) used was effective in protecting wood decay and plant disease caused by P. noxium. Among the treatments, complete elimination of the pathogen was observed when the BCAs were applied as a consortium. In addition, the BCAs used in this study promoted the plant growth. Therefore, Trichoderma and streptomycetes consortium could be used as a potential biocontrol measure to manage P. noxium infections in the field over the application of hazardous chemical control measures.

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Title: Testing the Biocontrol Ability of a Trichoderma-Streptomycetes Consortium against Pyrrhoderma noxium (Corner) L.W. Zhou and Y.C. Dai in Soil
Authors: Harrchun Panchalingam (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Nina Ashfield-Crook (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science and Engineering - Legacy
Vatsal Naik (Author) - Frenkenscapes Pty Ltd
Richard Frenken (Author) - Frenkenscapes Pty Ltd
Keith Foster (Author) - Brisbane City Council
Russell Tomlin (Author) - Brisbane City Council
Alison Shapcott (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
D. İpek Kurtböke (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Publication details: Journal of Fungi, Vol.9(1), pp.1-13
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.3390/jof9010067
ISSN: 2309-608X
PMID: 36675888; PMC9864159
Copyright note: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99698698302621
Output Type: Journal article

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