Abstract

MESA-VANEGAS, Ana María; MARIN, Alexander  and  CALLE-OSORNO, Jaime. Secondary metabolites in Trichoderma spp. and its agricultural biotechnological applications. Actu Biol [online]. 2019, vol.41, n.111, pp.32-44. ISSN 0304-3584.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.acbi.v41n111a02.

Trichoderma is a fungus with multiple agricultural biotechnological applications. The most important is its ability to inhibit the growth, sporulation and germination of spores from pathogenic fungi. A wide variety of research focuses on studying the biological potential and formulation based on Trichoderma spp. with inhibitory activity on microorganisms; the result of these research makes the practices in which the fungus is used more effective in a wide range of environmental conditions, species of pests and crop systems. This review offers a specific view on reports of secondary metabolites identified in strains of fungi of the genus Trichoderma with biotechnological application in the generation of biocontrol agricultural products, with a promising approach for the discovery of new control agents based on agroecological alternatives in the integrated management of fungi, bacteria, parasites and insects.

Keywords : agrobiotechnology; antagonist fungi; biocontrol; mycoparasitism.

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