Antagonistic in vitro activity of Trichoderma spp. isolates to the fungi Phytophthora citrophthora
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2008v29n4p749Keywords:
Gummosis, Fungal diseases, Citrus, Biological control.Abstract
Gummosis is among the main fungal diseases of the citrus. It is caused by Phytophthora sp. and usually shows up in the lap of the plant, provoking rottenness and gum exudation, and expands causing the plant death for constrictions in the cambium or phloem which interrupts the descending fow of sap. The objective of this work was to evaluate the antagonistic in vitro activity of Trichoderma spp. to the fungi Phytophthora citrophthora. Phytophthora citrophthora was exposed to fve environments of antagonism (without antagonist and with four strains of Trichoderma viride, T. virens, T. harzianu and T. stromaticum). The in vitro essay was accomplished through the method of paired cultures. A completely randomized desing was used with fve treatments and three replications, and each plot was represented by three petri dishes. The isolates of Trichoderma demonstrated signifcant effect in the inhibition of the mycelial growth of the fungi Phytophthora citrophthora, and the fungi Trichoderma stromaticum presented larger antagonism to the fungi P. citrophthora while the T. harzianum presented antagonism smaller.
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