Trichoderma harzianum was evaluated as a microbial agent for sorghum anthracnose control and showed substantial greenhouse efficacy. It was also among the tested agents that significantly inhibited pathogen growth-related measures in vitro.
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Trichoderma harzianum
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T. harzianum
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The abstract supports that it was used as a microbial agent or inoculant, but does not provide strain or formulation details.
The abstract only supports that T. harzianum must be applied to crops, with application method, concentration, and timing varying by crop. Specific formulation, delivery, or cultivation requirements are not given in the provided text.
What problem it solves
It contributes an eco-friendly microbial option for suppressing anthracnose disease severity.
It is reviewed as helping plants tolerate drought, salt stress, and high temperature by reducing abiotic stress damage. The review also frames it as useful for agricultural production under stress conditions.
What it does not solve
The abstract does not provide field ranking, strain identity, or deployment details sufficient for direct implementation.
The abstract does not support that T. harzianum is universally effective across all crops or conditions. Instead, it notes differences in effects depending on application method, concentration, timing, and crop context.
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In greenhouse trials, Pterostilbene and Iron chlorin significantly reduced disease severity, with control efficacies of 41.3% and 51.7%, respectively, whereas <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> and <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i>achieved higher efficacies of 73.0% and 65.5%, respectively.
As a beneficial fungus, <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i> (<i>T. harzianum</i>) has been widely applied for growth promotion and biocontrol. Recently, it has attracted much attention with regard to improving stress tolerance in plants under abiotic stress.
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The review states that characteristics of Trichoderma harzianum application differ across field and horticultural crops in method, concentration, timing, and effects.
The review discusses a synergistic regulatory effect of Trichoderma harzianum and plant-microbiome interaction on the stress microenvironment.
The review states that Trichoderma harzianum can improve plant nutrient uptake, root development, secondary metabolism, soil environment and structure, and expression of related genes.
The review states that Trichoderma harzianum can regulate synthesis of key phytohormones including ABA and IAA, thereby enhancing plant physiological responses under abiotic stress.
The review states that Trichoderma harzianum is associated with regulation of plant antioxidant systems, reduced reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage, and maintenance of intracellular redox balance under stress.
All tested biocontrol agents and microbial inoculants significantly inhibited mycelial growth and spore germination of Colletotrichum sublineola in vitro.
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All tested biocontrol agents and microbial inoculants significantly inhibited mycelial growth and spore germination of <i>C. sublineola in vitro</i>.
In greenhouse trials, pterostilbene, iron chlorin, Bacillus subtilis, and Trichoderma harzianum reduced sorghum anthracnose disease severity, with Bacillus subtilis and Trichoderma harzianum showing higher control efficacies than pterostilbene and iron chlorin.
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In greenhouse trials, Pterostilbene and Iron chlorin significantly reduced disease severity, with control efficacies of 41.3% and 51.7%, respectively, whereas <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> and <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i>achieved higher efficacies of 73.0% and 65.5%, respectively.