Trichoderma stromaticum sp. nov., a parasite of the cacao witches broom pathogen

Novel Endophytic Trichoderma spp. Isolated from Healthy Coffea arabica Roots are Capable of Controlling Coffee Tracheomycosis

“…Many Trichoderma strains which were recently isolated as endophytes from tropical Theobroma cacao were described as new species; Trichoderma ovalisporum [44], Trichoderma martiale [16], Trichoderma stromaticum [45], Trichoderma theobromicola, and Trichoderma paucisporum [17], Trichoderma koningiopsis [46], and Trichoderma evansii [18]. Furthermore, an endophytic Trichoderma from Chinese yew (Taxus mairei), T. taxi, was also recently described [47].…”

Biodiversity of Trichoderma in Neotropics

“…Since agriculture is a vital segment of local economies in the neotropics, most research in this region on Trichoderma has been directed to their biological control activities against phytopathogens. Studies have focused on biological control of plant pathogens with economical importance in cacao plantations, orchards, coffee, beans, cotton, flowers and rubber tree plantations, (Castro, 1996, Carsolio et al, 1994Hoyos-Carvajal et al, 2008;Rivas & Pavone, 2010;Samuels et al, 2000, to control the symbiotic fungus of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (López & Orduz, 2003), as well as to study the ability of Trichoderma to improve plant vigour and stimulate crop growth (Bae et al, 2009, Hoyos-Carvajal et al, 2009b, Resende et al, 2004. Our knowledge of the distribution of Trichoderma species is constantly evolving in the context of current advances toward resolving the taxonomy of the genus.…”

Diversity and Antimicrobial Activity of Endophytic Fungi Associated with the Alpine Plant Saussurea involucrata

“…Endophytic fungi have been associated with plants for more than 400 million years 2) and play an important role in natural ecosystems by promoting plant growth, [3][4][5] enhancing the ability to resist disease, 6) enhancing the ecophysiology of host plants, and enabling plants to counter abiotic stresses such as drought 7) and metal contamination. 8) Endophytes protect hosts to some extent against pathogens, [9][10][11] reflecting the production of secondary metabolites, [12][13][14][15][16][17] fungal parasitism, 18) or induction of systemic resistance. 19,20) Since recognizing medicinal plants as a repository of fungal endophytes with novel metabolites of pharmaceutical importance, [21][22][23][24] many studies of species of species composition, relative abundance and associations of endophytic fungi have focused on medicinal plants.…”