Combined Biostimulant Applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with Fatty Acid Mixtures Improve Biocontrol Activity, Horticultural Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality
The growing demand for safer foods reflects the public perception of the adverse consequences of chemicals used in agriculture. This research aimed at developing new biological formulations based on the combination of small microbial consortia containing two <i>Trichoderma</i> spp., with...
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| author | Stefania Lanzuise Gelsomina Manganiello Valentino M. Guastaferro Cono Vincenzo Paola Vitaglione Rosalia Ferracane Alfeo Vecchi Francesco Vinale Solomon Kamau Matteo Lorito Sheridan L. Woo |
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| description | The growing demand for safer foods reflects the public perception of the adverse consequences of chemicals used in agriculture. This research aimed at developing new biological formulations based on the combination of small microbial consortia containing two <i>Trichoderma</i> spp., with a medium–long chain fatty acids mixture (FAm). The bioactivity of these formulations was investigated on different vegetable crops in terms of biocontrol, growth promotion, yield and quality improvements. FAm application reduced <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> necrosis by up to 90% compared to the infected control plants and some of the assayed <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. + FAm combinations contained Rhizoctonia disease, reaching more than 90% reduction of tomato and lettuce plant mortality. An increasing yield, ranging to 25 and 90%, was recorded on treated tomato, lettuce and kohlrabi compared to untreated plants. A significant enrichment in carotenoids (+60%) and glucosinolates (+39%) was measured on biotreated plants compared to controls. Untargeted LC-MS analysis revealed a higher content of tomatine and dehydro-phytosphingosine, glycoalkaloids involved in defense responses, in <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. + FAm combination-treated plants. The combined biostimulant applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with FAm were able to improve the performances of different horticultural plant species, producing a premium quality marketable vegetable with higher antioxidant content. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79c5f0bbea5d418ca476fe0e888db51d2023-11-23T18:19:08ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-01-0112227510.3390/agronomy12020275Combined Biostimulant Applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with Fatty Acid Mixtures Improve Biocontrol Activity, Horticultural Crop Yield and Nutritional QualityStefania Lanzuise0Gelsomina Manganiello1Valentino M. Guastaferro2Cono Vincenzo3Paola Vitaglione4Rosalia Ferracane5Alfeo Vecchi6Francesco Vinale7Solomon Kamau8Matteo Lorito9Sheridan L. Woo10Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, ItalyAlpha BioPesticides, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WS, UKDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053, Nairobi 00625, KenyaDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, ItalyInstitute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council, 80055 Portici, ItalyThe growing demand for safer foods reflects the public perception of the adverse consequences of chemicals used in agriculture. This research aimed at developing new biological formulations based on the combination of small microbial consortia containing two <i>Trichoderma</i> spp., with a medium–long chain fatty acids mixture (FAm). The bioactivity of these formulations was investigated on different vegetable crops in terms of biocontrol, growth promotion, yield and quality improvements. FAm application reduced <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> necrosis by up to 90% compared to the infected control plants and some of the assayed <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. + FAm combinations contained Rhizoctonia disease, reaching more than 90% reduction of tomato and lettuce plant mortality. An increasing yield, ranging to 25 and 90%, was recorded on treated tomato, lettuce and kohlrabi compared to untreated plants. A significant enrichment in carotenoids (+60%) and glucosinolates (+39%) was measured on biotreated plants compared to controls. Untargeted LC-MS analysis revealed a higher content of tomatine and dehydro-phytosphingosine, glycoalkaloids involved in defense responses, in <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. + FAm combination-treated plants. The combined biostimulant applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with FAm were able to improve the performances of different horticultural plant species, producing a premium quality marketable vegetable with higher antioxidant content.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/275microbial consortiabioactive compoundsplant protectionplant growth promotion<i>Rhizoctonia solani</i><i>Botrytis cinerea</i> |
| spellingShingle | Stefania Lanzuise Gelsomina Manganiello Valentino M. Guastaferro Cono Vincenzo Paola Vitaglione Rosalia Ferracane Alfeo Vecchi Francesco Vinale Solomon Kamau Matteo Lorito Sheridan L. Woo Combined Biostimulant Applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with Fatty Acid Mixtures Improve Biocontrol Activity, Horticultural Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality Agronomy microbial consortia bioactive compounds plant protection plant growth promotion <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> |
| title | Combined Biostimulant Applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with Fatty Acid Mixtures Improve Biocontrol Activity, Horticultural Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality |
| title_full | Combined Biostimulant Applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with Fatty Acid Mixtures Improve Biocontrol Activity, Horticultural Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality |
| title_fullStr | Combined Biostimulant Applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with Fatty Acid Mixtures Improve Biocontrol Activity, Horticultural Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combined Biostimulant Applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with Fatty Acid Mixtures Improve Biocontrol Activity, Horticultural Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality |
| title_short | Combined Biostimulant Applications of <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. with Fatty Acid Mixtures Improve Biocontrol Activity, Horticultural Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality |
| title_sort | combined biostimulant applications of i trichoderma i spp with fatty acid mixtures improve biocontrol activity horticultural crop yield and nutritional quality |
| topic | microbial consortia bioactive compounds plant protection plant growth promotion <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/275 |
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