Antagonistic potential of Gliocladium virens and Trichoderma longibrachiatum to phytopathogenic fungi |
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Authors: | S. Sreenivasaprasad K. Manibhushanrao |
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Affiliation: | (1) Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, 600 025 Madras, India |
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Abstract: | Three isolates of Gliocladium virens (G1, G2 and G3) and two of Trichoderma longibrachiatum (T1 and T2) were screened against isolates of three soilborne plant pathogens namely Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotium rolfsii and Pythium aphanidermatum. G. virens exhibited stronger hyperparasitism and wider biological spectrum than T. longibrachiatum. Further, similarities as well as variation was observed in the ability of the various isolates to invade the test pathogens in dual culture. For the hyperparasites, acidic pH range (5.0 to 5.5) favoured both growth and spore germination. The hyperparasites made direct contact with the pathogens followed by varied modes of attack invariably leading to cell disruption. Antagonists, G1 and G3 revealed strong antibiosis while T2 showed moderate effect. All the isolates produced enhanced levels of lytic enzymes adaptively and there were marked differences among them. However, no correlation was observed between these attributes and the hyperparasitic potential of the various isolates in dual culture. The relevance and the role of enzymes and toxic metabolite(s) in the antagonism of G. virens and T. longibrachiatum to these pathogens are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Antagonism enzymes Gliocladium virens phytopathogens toxic metabolite(s) Trichoderma longibrachiatum |
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