Trichoderma: a beneficial antifungal agent and insights into its mechanism of biocontrol potential

• Published in: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Mukhopadhyay, Ria, Kumar, Deepak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 29.10.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Agricultural pests; Antibiotics; Antifungal agents; Biocontrol; Biological control; Biological pest control; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Chemical pest control; Chitinase; Coiling; Control methods; Cyclic adenosine monophosphate; Cyclic AMP; Environmental impact; Farming systems; Fungi; Fungicides; G proteins; Health aspects; Heavy metals; Kinases; Life Sciences; MAP kinase; Metabolites; Mode of action; Nutrients; Pathogens; Pest control; Pesticides; Pests; Plant pathogens; Proteases; Proteins; Review Article; Signal transduction; Signalling pathway; Soil acidity; Soil chemistry; Soil microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil pH; Soil temperature; Soil water; Soils; Trichoderma; Trichoderma spp; Zoology; Canada; India; Signalling pathway; spp; Plant pathogens; Biocontrol; Mode of action

Background Agriculture is an indispensable part of any country to feed the millions of people but it is under constant threat of pests. To protect the crops from this huge yield loss recently, chemical pesticides are used. Though chemical pesticides have shown effective results in killing the crop p...