title: Plant-beneficial effects of Trichoderma and of its genes.
abstract: Trichoderma (teleomorph Hypocrea) is a fungal genus found in many ecosystems. Trichoderma spp. can reduce the severity of plant diseases by inhibiting plant pathogens in the soil through their highly potent antagonistic and mycoparasitic activity. Moreover, as revealed by research in recent decades, some Trichoderma strains can interact directly with roots, increasing plant growth potential, resistance to disease and tolerance to abiotic stresses. This mini-review summarizes the main findings concerning the Trichoderma-plant interaction, the molecular dialogue between the two organisms, and the dramatic changes induced by the beneficial fungus in the plant. Efforts to enhance plant resistance and tolerance to a broad range of stresses by expressing Trichoderma genes in the plant genome are also addressed.
authors: Spanish-Portuguese Center for Agricultural Research (CIALE), Department of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Salamanca, Campus of Villamayor, 37185 Salamanca, Spain.
authors: Rosa
authors: R
authors: Hermosa
authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors: Ada
authors: A
authors: Viterbo
authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors: Ilan
authors: I
authors: Chet
authors: Spanish-Portuguese Center for Agricultural Research (CIALE), Department of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Salamanca, Campus of Villamayor, 37185 Salamanca, Spain.
authors: Enrique
authors: E
authors: Monte
mesh_terms: D000898:Antibiosis; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D063245:Plant Development; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins