Evaluation of Trichoderma spp. as a biocontrol agent against wood decay fungi in urban trees

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Schubert ◽  
Siegfried Fink ◽  
Francis W.M.R. Schwarze
Keyword(s):  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Urban Trees ◽  
Trichoderma Spp ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi

scholarly journals In vitro evaluation of biocontrol agents and fungicides on wood decay fungiganoderma associated with mortality of tree legumes

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Bhadra ◽  
A Khair ◽  
MA Hossain ◽  
MM Sikder
Keyword(s):  
Growth Inhibition ◽  
Mycelial Growth ◽  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Dual Culture ◽  
Trichoderma Spp ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Trichoderma Species ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi

An experiment was conducted to isolate a number of biocontrol agent- Trichoderma spp. from infected spawn packets of oyster mushroom at National Mushroom Development and Extension Centre, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. These bio-control agents were used as antagonist against four wild wood decay fungi of Ganoderma, viz., G. lucidum-1, G. lucidum-2, G. lucidum-3, G. applanatum and two cultivated G. lucidum-4, G.lucidum-6 under in vitro condition. An in vitro trial of Trichoderma spp. against Ganoderma were performed by dual culture, by treating with volatile, non-volatile and naturally untreated metabolites of bio-control agents. In dual culture, all the Trichoderma species showed 70- 100% mycelia inhibition of G. lucidum-1 and G. lucidum-2, 55.6-100% inhibition of G. lucidum-3, 20-66.7% of G. applanatum, 100% of G. lucidum-5, 75-100% of G. lucidum-6. Effects of heat killed extracts of Trichoderma spp. on growth of G. lucidum-2 (wild) and G. lucidum-6 (cultivated) were also evaluated. Fungicides Bavistin and Dithane M-45 were also used to investigate the mycelial growth inhibition of Ganoderma spp.Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 6 (2): 31-35, December, 2016

Fungi colonizing preservative-treated Douglas-fir poles after remedial treatment with fumigants

1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Y. Giron ◽  
Jeffrey J. Morrell
Keyword(s):  
Treated Wood ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Wood Preservatives ◽  
Nutrient Media ◽  
Trichoderma Spp ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Fungal Populations

The microfungi present in transmission poles of preservative-treated Douglas-fir remedially treated with one of four fumigants were determined by removing increment cores 5 and 15 years later and culturing them on nutrient media. The microfungi isolated from the wood were then characterized according to their ability to cause a loss in wood weight, to tolerate conventional wood preservatives, and to tolerate wood fumigants. The wood treated with fumigants 5 years earlier was sparsely colonized, while that treated 15 years earlier was colonized more heavily. In general, many of the same species of microfungi occurred in treated and untreated poles. In both, fungal populations were dominated by Scytalidium and Trichoderma spp. None of the isolates caused losses in wood weight greater than 5%, but several exhibited tolerance to short fumigant exposures. The latter trait may help explain the presence of these fungi in wood still containing measurable levels of fumigant. The presence in fumigant-treated wood of fungi previously shown to be antagonistic toward wood decay fungi may help explain the ability of the four test fumigants to provide long-term protection.Key words: fungi, Scytalidium, Trichoderma, colonization, Douglas-fir.

Use of DNA sequence data to identify wood-decay fungi likely associated with stem failure caused by windthrow in urban trees during a typhoon

Trees ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 1147-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshie Fukui ◽  
Toshizumi Miyamoto ◽  
Yutaka Tamai ◽  
Akio Koizumi ◽  
Takashi Yajima
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Urban Trees ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Stem Failure

The Effects of Specific Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Trichoderma Spp. on the Growth of Wood Decay Basidiomycetes

Holzforschung ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia N. Humphris ◽  
Ron E. Wheatley ◽  
Alan Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Malt Extract ◽  
Trichoderma Spp ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Respiration Rates ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Volatile Organic

Summary Previous work by Srinivasan et al. (1992) and Bruce et al. (1996) has shown that inhibition of wood decay fungi by volatile organic compounds produced by Trichoderma spp. is dependent on the type of growth media and age of the Trichoderma colony. Wheatley et al. (1997) identified five volatile organic compounds produced by Trichoderma spp. that may be inhibitory to wood decay fungi. The effects of four of these compounds (Acetone, 2-methyl-1-butanol, heptanal and octanal) were tested over a range of concentrations against four selected wood decay fungi. Fungi were incubated in malt extract broth under appropriate conditions and growth was estimated by biomass production and respiration rates. Growth of all four fungi was affected by at least one of the compounds, usually by inhibition but occasionally stimulation. All but two of the fungus/chemical combinations showed significant effects on biomass development (P < 0.05) and fifteen of the sixteen combinations produced a significant concentration effect on respiration rates (P < 0.05). The aldehydes, heptanal and octanal, were very effective against all four wood decay fungi. All four fungi were inhibited by more than 80% at 25 μg ml−1 by heptanal and three of the four fungi were totally inhibited at 250 μg ml−1. Acetone did not inhibit the four wood decay fungi and even stimulated fungal growth at some concentrations. 2-methyl-1-butanol was only effective at the highest concentration of 2500 μg ml−1. The implications of these results for the biological control of wood decay fungi and future studies are discussed.

Growth inhibition of wood-decay fungi by lignin-related aromatic compounds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cédric Cabral Almada ◽  
Mathilde Montibus ◽  
Frédérique Ham-Pichavant ◽  
Sandra Tapin-Lingua ◽  
Gilles Labat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Inhibition ◽  
Aromatic Compounds ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi

Aliphatic acids as spore germination inhibitors of wood-decay fungi in vitro

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmer L. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Spore Germination ◽  
Germ Tube ◽  
White Rot Fungi ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Malt Extract ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Aliphatic Acids ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi

Influences of eight saturated aliphatic acids (C5–C10, C12, and C16) on basidiospores of four isolates of wood-decay fungi (Poria tenuis and Trametes hispida, white rot fungi, and two isolates of the brown rot fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum) were observed in vitro. Spore responses after 24 h on malt extract agar containing 10, 102 or 103 ppm of each acid included normal germination, delay of germ tube emergence, vacuolation and degeneration of spore cytoplasm, and prevention of germ tube development without spore destruction. Acids of chain length C5–C10 prevented spore germination and killed spores of all fungi at concentrations of 20–50 ppm in media, whereas other acids tested were less active. Spore germination assay of decay fungi may prove useful as a screening tool to compare potency of wood preservatives.

The role of wood decay fungi in the carbon and nitrogen dynamics of the forest floor

2009 ◽  
pp. 151-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Watkinson ◽  
Dan Bebber ◽  
Peter Darrah ◽  
Mark Fricker ◽  
Monika Tlalka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Floor ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Nitrogen Dynamics ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen Dynamics

Bioconversion of Heptachlor Epoxide by Wood-Decay Fungi and Detection of Metabolites

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Fei Xiao ◽  
Toshio Mori ◽  
Ryuichiro Kondo
Keyword(s):  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Heptachlor Epoxide ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Epoxide Ring ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Metabolic Products ◽  
Phlebia Brevispora

Although heptachlor epoxide is one of the most persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that cause serious environmental problems, there is very limited information of the biodegradation of heptachlor epoxide by microorganisms, and no systematic study on the metabolic products and pathway of endrin by microorganisms has been conducted. Wood-decay fungi can degrade a wide spectrum of recalcitrant organopollutants, including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In this study, 18 wood-decay fungi strains of genus Phlebia were investigated for their ability to degrade heptachlor epoxide, and Phlebia acanthocystis, Phlebia brevispora, Phlebia lindtneri and Phlebia aurea removed about 16, 16, 22 and 25% of heptachlor epoxide, respectively, after 14 days of incubation. Heptachlor diol and 1-hydroxy-2,3-epoxychlordene were detected in these fungal cultures as metabolites by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC/MS), suggesting that the hydrolysis reaction in the epoxide ring and substitution of chlorine atom with hydroxyl group in C1 position occur in bioconversion of heptachlor epoxide by selected wood-decay fungi, respectively. This is the first report describing the metabolites of heptachlor epoxide by microorganisms.

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