Impact of Trichoderma-based products on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum1

Silva, Rafael Coelho; Guimarães, Rafaela Araújo; Costa, Luiz Miguel Oliveira; de Medeiros, Flávio Henrique Vasconcelos

doi:10.1590/1983-40632025v5581360

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Research Article • Pesqui. Agropecu. Trop. 55 • 2025 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-40632025v5581360 linkcopy

Impact of Trichoderma-based products on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum¹

Impacto de produtos à base de Trichoderma no manejo de Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

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Trichoderma-based products are deployed on a large scale in regions where white mold is important. However, little is known about the contribution of alternating these products on sclerotia parasitism, disease incidence and plant yield. This study aimed to apply Trichoderma-based products sprayed alone or alternately, at the V2 and V4 phenological stages, in order to evaluate their effectiveness in controlling white mold in soybean. The treatments were: control (water); Trichoderma harzianum IBLF 006; T. harzianum BK-Th001; T. harzianum IBLF 006 followed by T. harzianum BK-Th001; and T. harzianum BK-Th001 followed by T. harzianum IBLF 006. Two field trials were conducted in different locations. Yield-related variables (thousand-grain weight and number of pods), grain yield, and white-mold-related variables (disease incidence; sclerotium parasitism, germination and viability; and number of apothecia) were evaluated on sclerotia originated from the field and produced in the laboratory. All the treatments with biocontrol agents reduced the incidence of white mold, when compared to the control, whereas the Trichoderma. spray reduced the sclerotium germination. The sclerotia origin (laboratory or field) affected their ability to produce apothecia and cause the disease. The application of these biological control agents, regardless of sequence, reduced the sclerotia viability and disease incidence, and improved the yield.

KEYWORDS:
Trichoderma harzianum ; biological control agents; white mold; carpogenic germination

Experimental site	Treatments	________________ Germination (%) ________________		__________________ Parasitism (%) __________________
Experimental site	Treatments	Field	Lab	Field	Lab
Area 1	Control	85.27 a*	22.42 a	8.10 a	0.00 a
	T. harzianum 1	5.075 b	5.62 b	2.85 a	2.50 a
	T. harzianum 2	5.32 b	2.50 b	0.00 a	0.00 a
	T. harzianum 1_2	10.58 b	0.00 b	0.00 a	3.12 a
	T. harzianum 2_1	15.65 b	0.00 b	0.00 a	2.27 a
	P-value	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.2471	0.7212
Area 2	Control	100 a	10.55 a	0.00 b	0.00 a
	T. harzianum 1	13.33 b	0.00 b	22.91 a	12.50 a
	T. harzianum 2	5.00 b	0.00 b	0.00 b	0.00 a
	T. harzianum 1_2	24.79 b	2.50 b	25.41 a	6.81 a
	T. harzianum 2_1	16.66 b	0.00 b	0.00 b	2.77 a
	P-value	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.0032	0.1905

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[1] Control: water; Trichoderma harzianum 1: T. harzianum IBLF 006, Ecotrich, Ballagro; T. harzianum 2: T. harzianum, Natucontrol, Biotrop; T. harzianum 1_2: Ecotrich_Natucontrol; T. harzianum 2_1: Natucontrol_Ecotrich. Germination: all the sclerotia that produced apothecium; parasitism: all the parasitized sclerotia. * Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (Tukey test; p ≤ 0.05).