title: Trichoderma-plant-pathogen interactions: advances in genetics of biological control.
abstract: Trichoderma spp. are widely used in agriculture as biofungicides. Induction of plant defense and mycoparasitism (killing of one fungus by another) are considered to be the most important mechanisms of Trichoderma-mediated biological control. Understanding these mechanisms at the molecular level would help in developing strains with superior biocontrol properties. In this article, we review our current understanding of the genetics of interactions of Trichoderma with plants and plant pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute for Cotton Research, Shankar Nagar PO, Nagpur, 440010 India.
authors.forename: Mala
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Prasun K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Horwitz
authors.forename: Christin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zachow
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zeilinger
keywords: Biological control; Genetics; Induced resistance; Mycoparasitism; Trichoderma