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Biological Control of Charcoal Rot in Peanut Crop through Strains of Trichoderma spp., in Puebla, Mexico

Saira Jazmín Martínez-Salgado,
Petra Andrade-Hoyos,
Conrado Parraguirre Lezama,
Antonio Rivera-Tapia,
Alfonso Luna-Cruz and
Omar Romero-Arenas

Plants2021, 10(12), 2630;https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122630

30 November 2021

Charcoal rot is an emerging disease for peanut crops caused by the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina. In Mexico, peanut crop represents an important productive activity for various rural areas; however, charcoal rot affects producers economically. The o...

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128 Citations

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18 Pages

Antifungal Activity of Bioactive Metabolites Produced by Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma atroviride in Liquid Medium

Claudia Stracquadanio,
Juan Manuel Quiles,
Giuseppe Meca and
Santa Olga Cacciola

J. Fungi2020, 6(4), 263;https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040263

1 November 2020

Trichoderma spp. are known as biocontrol agents of fungal plant pathogens and have been recognized as a potential source of bioactive metabolites. The production of antimicrobial substances from strains T. atroviride (TS) and T. asperellum (IMI 39389...

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Endophytic Trichoderma Species Isolated from Persea americana and Cinnamomum verum Roots Reduce Symptoms Caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi in Avocado

Petra Andrade-Hoyos,
Hilda Victoria Silva-Rojas and
Omar Romero-Arenas

Plants2020, 9(9), 1220;https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091220

17 September 2020

Avocado root rot caused by the oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi is a severe disease that affects avocado production in Mexico and worldwide. The use of biological control agents such as Trichoderma species isolated from places where the disease is alw...

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Can the Cyanobacterium Nostoc commune Exert In Vitro Biocontrol on Fusarium oxysporum, Causal Agent of Wilt in Banana (Musa AAB)?

Ana Isabel Pico-González,
Juan de Dios Jaraba-Navas,
Alfredo Jarma-Orozco,
Dairo Javier Pérez-Polo,
Diana Sofia Herazo-Cárdenas,
Adriana Vallejo-Isaza,
Alberto Antonio Angulo-Ortíz,
Yirlis Yadeth Pineda-Rodríguez,
Anthony Ricardo Ariza-González and
Daniela Vegliante Arrieta
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Sci2025, 7(3), 115;https://doi.org/10.3390/sci7030115

18 August 2025

Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), threatens banana and plantain production throughout South America. Because Colombian biosafety regulations restrict in vitro work with Foc TR4, we tested the antifu...

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