Trichoderma Biology and Applications
After decades of improvement of agriculture and chemical production towards industrialized processes, environmental issues and sustainability needs initiated movement for a greener industry and agriculture. Several principles are needed to make agriculture sustainable. One of these is to use n...
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| Tóm tắt: | After decades of improvement of agriculture and chemical production towards industrialized
processes, environmental issues and sustainability needs initiated movement for a greener
industry and agriculture. Several principles are needed to make agriculture sustainable. One
of these is to use natural biological control, where possible. The idea to use members of the
genus Trichoderma to control plant pathogens can be traced back to before the middle of the last
century, but the past decade has seen a qualitative leap in the tools and approaches for under-
standing these beneficial fungi and their interaction with plants. In addition, however, the
industrial production of chemicals and enzymes has started to shift towards biotechnological
processes, in many cases applying filamentous fungi as work horses. Here also, Trichoderma is
a major organism, especially with the research focus on second-generation biofuels.
The landmark achievement since the last monograph on Trichoderma is, without doubt, the
publication of the genomes of three species. Other paradigm shifts are almost as important. One is
the realization that induction of resistance in the plant rivals direct killing of pathogenic fungi as a
mechanism for control of disease. Another is the ability to do genetic crosses in Trichoderma species
that were thought to lack a sexual cycle under laboratory-defined conditions. Methods for engineer-
ing of strains have been optimized. Next-generation sequencing is becoming the best way to follow
gene expression, as well as to identify the genes corresponding to classical mutant phenotypes.
The concept of this book grew, in part, from our participation in the genome projects. Sequencing
shone a spotlight on the genus Trichoderma, the most important members of which, from the biotech-
nological point of view, are often hidden underground in the rhizosphere or within plants as endo-
phtyes. We were further encouraged by our dialogue with an international community of researchers
who focus in every aspect from molecular genetics to field applications. The chapters in this volume
address basic biology, morphogenesis in response to light and other signals, genetics, interactions
with plants and secondary metabolites, just to mention a few of the topics. The collection of diverse
approaches should serve as a link between genomes and biology. Moreover, we trust that having
this information, critically reviewed and within easy reach, will encourage the connections that start
new research. Finally, we hope that the unfolding of the story of Trichoderma research will provide an
enjoyable path through the myriad of biotechnological and genetic details. |
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