Paper · 1986 · Journal of Phytopathology

Biological Control of Fusarium spp. in Cotton, Wheat and Muskmelon by Trichoderma harzianum

A. Sivan; I. Chet

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Abstract

Abstract A new isolate of Trichoderma harzianum (T‐35) was isolated from the rhizosphere of cotton plants from a field infested with Fusarium. Under glasshouse conditions, the antagonist was applied to soil growing in a bran/peat mixture (1:1, v/v) or as a conidial suspension or used as a seed coating. When T. harzianum was tested against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis or F. roseum ‘Culmorum”, a significant disease reduction, was obtained in cotton, melon and wheat, respectively. Biological control of Fusarium wilt of cotton was achieved when tested at two inoculum levels of the pathogen (2 × 10 7 and 2 × 10 8 microconidia/kg soil), decreasing the Fusarium spp. soil population. The long term effect of T. harzianum on Fusarium wilt of cotton was studied using successive plantings. The antagonist persisted in soil throughout three consecutive plantings, reducing the Fusarium , wilt incidence in each growth cycle. At the first planting the largest amount of preparation was found superior, whereas at the third planting, no significant difference could be observed between the four rates of Trichoderma preparation. T. harzianum (T‐35) controlled Fusarium wilt in cotton and muskmelon when applied in both naturally or artificially infested alluvial vertisol and sandy‐loam soils, respectively. Soil or seed treatments with the antagonist provided a similar disease control of F. roseum ‘Culmorum’ and of F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis.

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Claims 14

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A Trichoderma harzianum isolate was recovered from the rhizosphere of cotton in a Fusarium infested field.

Interactor
Trichoderma harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
rhizosphere of cotton plantse0
Setting
field infested with Fusariume0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Trichoderma harzianum
Trichoderma harzianum · InteractorUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, [1] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“A new isolate of Trichoderma harzianum (T‐35) was isolated from the rhizosphere of cotton plants from a field infested with Fusarium.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–142 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Trichoderma significantly reduced Fusarium disease in cotton.

Treatment
T. harzianume0
Interactor
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectumFusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectume0pathogen
Second interactor
T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
disease reductione0
Direction
reductione0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Trichoderma harzianum
Trichoderma harzianum · Second interactorUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, [1] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“When T. harzianum was tested against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis or F. roseum ‘Culmorum”, a significant disease reduction, was obtained in cotton, melon and wheat, respectively.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 304–520 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Trichoderma significantly reduced Fusarium disease in melon.

Taxon
melonCucumis meloe0
Treatment
T. harzianume0
Interactor
F. oxysporum f. sp. melonisFusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonise0pathogen
Second interactor
T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
disease reductione0
Direction
reductione0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Cucumis melo
Cucumis melo · TaxonUSDA photo by Scott Bauer. Image Number K7355-11. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis · Interactor · picture of its genus (no picture of exactly this name)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Trichoderma harzianum
Trichoderma harzianum · Second interactorUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, [1] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“When T. harzianum was tested against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis or F. roseum ‘Culmorum”, a significant disease reduction, was obtained in cotton, melon and wheat, respectively.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 304–520 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Trichoderma significantly reduced Fusarium disease in wheat.

Treatment
T. harzianume0
Interactor
F. roseum ‘Culmorum”Fusarium sambucinume0pathogen
Second interactor
T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
disease reductione0
Direction
reductione0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Trichoderma harzianum
Trichoderma harzianum · Second interactorUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, [1] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“When T. harzianum was tested against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis or F. roseum ‘Culmorum”, a significant disease reduction, was obtained in cotton, melon and wheat, respectively.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 304–520 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Biological control of cotton Fusarium wilt was achieved at two pathogen inoculum levels.

Treatment
Biological controle0
Interactor
FusariumFusariume0pathogen
Outcome
Fusarium wilt of cottone0
Direction
decreasinge0
Value
2 × 10 7 and 2 × 10 8 microconidia/kg soile0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium
Fusarium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Biological control of Fusarium wilt of cotton was achieved when tested at two inoculum levels of the pathogen (2 × 10 7 and 2 × 10 8 microconidia/kg soil), decreasing the Fusarium spp. soil population.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–722 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The antagonist lowered the Fusarium soil population.

Treatment
Biological controle0
Interactor
Fusarium spp.Fusariume0pathogen
Outcome
Fusarium spp. soil populatione0
Direction
decreasinge0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium
Fusarium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Biological control of Fusarium wilt of cotton was achieved when tested at two inoculum levels of the pathogen (2 × 10 7 and 2 × 10 8 microconidia/kg soil), decreasing the Fusarium spp. soil population.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–722 · show in text ↑
t0

“Trichoderma harzianum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 70–91 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The antagonist persisted through three consecutive cotton plantings.

Outcome
persisted in soil throughout three consecutive plantingse0
Value
three consecutive plantingse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The antagonist persisted in soil throughout three consecutive plantings, reducing the Fusarium , wilt incidence in each growth cycle.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 827–960 · show in text ↑
t0

“Cotton”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 39–45 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The antagonist reduced Fusarium wilt incidence in each of three cotton growth cycles.

Treatment
The antagoniste0
Interactor
FusariumFusariume0pathogen
Outcome
Fusarium , wilt incidencee0
Direction
reducinge0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium
Fusarium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The antagonist persisted in soil throughout three consecutive plantings, reducing the Fusarium , wilt incidence in each growth cycle.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 827–960 · show in text ↑
t0

“Cotton”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 39–45 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

At the first planting, the largest preparation amount was superior.

Treatment
largest amount of preparatione0
Outcome
superiore0
Direction
superiore0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“At the first planting the largest amount of preparation was found superior”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 961–1035 · show in text ↑
t0

“Cotton”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 39–45 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

At the third planting, four Trichoderma preparation rates did not differ significantly.

Treatment
four rates of Trichoderma preparatione0
Interactor
TrichodermaTrichodermae0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
differencee0
Direction
no significant differencee0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Trichoderma
Trichoderma · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, [1] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“at the third planting, no significant difference could be observed between the four rates of Trichoderma preparation.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1045–1162 · show in text ↑
t0

“Cotton”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 39–45 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

T. harzianum controlled Fusarium wilt in cotton in infested alluvial vertisol soil.

Treatment
T. harzianum (T‐35)e0
Interactor
FusariumFusariume0pathogen
Second interactor
T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
Fusarium wilte0
Direction
controllede0
Setting
alluvial vertisole0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium
Fusarium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Trichoderma harzianum
Trichoderma harzianum · Second interactorUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, [1] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“T. harzianum (T‐35) controlled Fusarium wilt in cotton and muskmelon when applied in both naturally or artificially infested alluvial vertisol and sandy‐loam soils, respectively.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1163–1341 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

T. harzianum controlled Fusarium wilt in muskmelon in infested sandy loam soil.

Taxon
muskmelonCucumis meloe0
Treatment
T. harzianum (T‐35)e0
Interactor
FusariumFusariume0pathogen
Second interactor
T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
Fusarium wilte0
Direction
controllede0
Setting
sandy‐loame0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Cucumis melo
Cucumis melo · TaxonUSDA photo by Scott Bauer. Image Number K7355-11. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium
Fusarium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Trichoderma harzianum
Trichoderma harzianum · Second interactorUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, [1] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“T. harzianum (T‐35) controlled Fusarium wilt in cotton and muskmelon when applied in both naturally or artificially infested alluvial vertisol and sandy‐loam soils, respectively.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1163–1341 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Soil and seed applications provided similar control of F. roseum Culmorum disease.

Treatment
Soil or seed treatments with the antagoniste0
Interactor
F. roseum ‘Culmorum’Fusarium sambucinume0pathogen
Outcome
similar disease controle0
Direction
similare0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Soil or seed treatments with the antagonist provided a similar disease control of F. roseum ‘Culmorum’ and of F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1342–1480 · show in text ↑
t0

“Wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 47–52 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Soil and seed applications provided similar control of F. oxysporum melonis disease.

Taxon
MuskmelonCucumis melot0
Treatment
Soil or seed treatments with the antagoniste0
Interactor
F. oxysporum f. sp. melonisFusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonise0pathogen
Outcome
similar disease controle0
Direction
similare0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Cucumis melo
Cucumis melo · TaxonUSDA photo by Scott Bauer. Image Number K7355-11. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis · Interactor · picture of its genus (no picture of exactly this name)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Soil or seed treatments with the antagonist provided a similar disease control of F. roseum ‘Culmorum’ and of F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1342–1480 · show in text ↑
t0

“Muskmelon”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 57–66 · show in text ↑

Trichoderma harzianum · Fusarium · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Results agree

2 papers: 2 positive, 0 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
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Trichoderma harzianum · Fusarium · Cucumis melo (muskmelon)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

2 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
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