Impact of Trichoderma application strategy on tomato growth and rhizomicrobiome

Trichoderma has been widely used for plant growth promotion and the biological control of diverse diseases. However, the inconsistent field efficacy of Trichoderma remains a major barrier to its widespread use as a reliable alternative to synthetic pesticides. Various efficacy enhancement strategies have been investigated. Here, we evaluated how the timing of T. virens application (pre-, at-, and post-transplant) affected the growth of two tomato varieties and their rhizosphere microbiomes (via ITS and 16S amplicon metagenomic sequencing).

曲霉菌在促进植物生长和生物防治多种病害方面已被广泛应用。然而，曲霉菌田间效果的波动性仍然是其作为合成农药可靠替代品广泛应用的主要障碍。研究者们已对各种提高效果的战略进行了探讨。在此，我们评估了T. virens施用时机（移植前、移植时和移植后）对两种番茄品种及其根际微生物群落（通过ITS和16S扩增子宏基因组测序）生长的影响。