@article{fdi:010086039, title = {{I}dentification of native soil-derived {T}richoderma spp. isolates and analysis of their antagonist traits against {L}asiodiplodia theobromae causing stem-end rot in papaya}, author = {{B}edine, {M}. {A}. {B}. and {T}aieb, {N}. and {A}griopoulou, {S}. and {M}iche, {L}. and {M}oussango, {D}. and {S}ameza, {M}. {L}. and {D}upuy, {N}. and {R}oussos, {S}evastianos and {B}oyom, {F}. {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he aim of the present research was to identify and analyse the biocontrol capacity of nine local {T}richoderma spp. isolates against {L}asiodiplodia theobromae. {T}he isolates were identified as {T}. asperellum (3), {T}. harzianum (5) and {T}. koningiospsis (1). {T}hese fungi significantly slowed {L}. theobromae mycelial development in vitro, with maximum reductions of 75.4 and 64.1% reported with {T}. asperellum {BRS}-1 and {T}. harzianum {BRS}-7, respectively. {T}he antagonistic fungi were able to inhibit the growth of {L}. theobromae through the production of mycotoxic compounds. {A}fter 5 days of incubation, the fungi produced a large number of conidia and targeted lytic enzymes in solid-state fermentation ({SSF}). {T}he principal component analysis ({PCA}) clustered {T}richoderma strains according to their phylogenetical relationships and demonstrated a tight association between the species sub-group and antagonistic features. {T}hese findings suggest that local soil-derived {T}richoderma spp. have the potential to be efficient biological agents against {L}. theobromae.}, keywords = {{B}iocontrol ; solid-state fermentation ; mycotoxic compounds ; lytic enzymes}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}rchives of {P}hytopathology and {P}lant {P}rotection}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[29 p.]}, ISSN = {0323-5408}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1080/03235408.2022.2116689}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086039}, }