Assessment of the biocontrol potential of a Trichoderma viride isolate : Part II: Protection against soft rot and basidiomycete decay

• Published in: International biodeterioration & biodegradation Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 225 - 231
• Main Authors: Brown, Heather L., Bruce, Alan, Staines, Harry J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Barking Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1999; Elsevier
• Subjects: Basidiomycete decay; Biodeterioration. Biofouling; Biological and medical sciences; Biological control; Biotechnology; Decay (organic); Field trial tests; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fungal cellar tests; Fungus protection; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Moisture; Nitrogen; Soft rot decay; Trichoderma viride; Basidiomycete decay; Soft rot decay; Field trial tests; Fungal cellar tests; Trichoderma viride; Biological control; Fungi; Biodeterioration; Wood preservative; Wood; Biological agent; Wood destroying fungi; Basidiomycetes; Fungi Imperfecti; Protection; Thallophyta
• ISSN: 0964-8305; 1879-0208
• DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(99)00083-9

A previous paper reported on the establishment of a field and fungal cellar trial set up to determine the biocontrol potential of a specific Trichoderma isolate against wood decay fungi. This paper reports on the analyses used to examine the protective effect of the selected isolate, and presents results indicating an initial protective effect against both basidiomycetes and soft rot fungi. The parameters assessed in the field and fungal cellar trials were soft rot decay, basidiomycete decay, Trichoderma colonisation, moisture content and nitrogen content. The results of these analyses show that the introduction of a biological control agent has had a significant effect on moisture content, decay and nitrogen content. A protective effect has been observed against soft rot and basidiomycete decay fungi in field samples.