Article
Licensed
Unlicensed Requires Authentication

The antagonistic properties of Trichoderma spp. inhabiting woods for potential biological control of wood-damaging fungi

  • , , , , and EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: October 9, 2012
Holzforschung
From the journal Holzforschung Volume 66 Issue 7

Abstract

The antagonistic potential of Trichoderma spp. for biological control of wood-damaging fungi was investigated in the present paper. In vitro assays to investigate antifungal characteristics of Trichoderma spp. were conducted with various wood-damaging fungi. Exo-chitinase activity of the isolates was also measured. Three typical wood decayers and three sap-stainers served as target fungi. The antagonistic abilities of each Trichoderma species differed markedly according to the target fungus. The growth inhibition rates shown by the non-volatile metabolites against the wood decayers reached 100% for Trichoderma harzianum KUC1459. The antibiotics produced by Trichoderma dorotheae KUC5027, a recently reported species of Trichoderma, revealed strong antagonistic effects against sap-stainers. Trichoderma gamsii KUC1747 effectively inhibited the growth of all wood-damaging fungi in dual culture tests. The exo-chitinases of Trichoderma longibrachiatum KUC1540, Trichoderma aureoviride KUC1335, and T. harzianum KUC1459 showed significantly high activity.

Keywords: antagonistic ability; biological control; exo-chitinase; Trichoderma; wood-damaging fungi
Corresponding author. Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Received: 2011-10-29
Accepted: 2011-12-8
Published Online: 2012-10-09
Published in Print: 2012-10-01

©2012 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Masthead
  2. Masthead
  3. Review
  4. Comparative evaluation of different kinetic models for batch cooking: A review
  5. Original Papers
  6. Characteristics of prehydrolysis-kraft pulp fibers from Scots pine
  7. Treating birch wood with a switchable 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5.4.0]-undec-7-ene-glycerol carbonate ionic liquid
  8. Optical properties of thermomechanical pulp (TMP) obtained from sulfite-pretreated Norway spruce with focus on two-photon spectral imaging (TPSI)
  9. Physicochemical properties of sodium lignosulfonates (NaLS) modified by laccase
  10. Determination of metal ions in single wood fiber by LA-ICP-MS
  11. Hydrolytic enzyme activity of EN113 standard basidiomycetes in the fermentation of lignocellulosic material and wood colonization
  12. Influence of the viscosity of UF resins on the radial and tangential penetration into poplar wood and on the shear strength of adhesive joints
  13. Development of soy-based adhesives for the manufacture of wood composite products
  14. Exploratory study on fatigue behaviour of laterally loaded, nailed timber joints, based on a dissipated energy criterion
  15. Young’s and shear moduli of glued laminated timber composed of different species obtained by a flexural vibration test
  16. Heartwood detection for Scotch pine by fluorescence image analysis
  17. The antagonistic properties of Trichoderma spp. inhabiting woods for potential biological control of wood-damaging fungi
  18. Investigation of copper solubilization and reaction in micronized copper treated wood by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy
  19. A genetic marker of 4-coumarate: coenzyme A ligase gene in the cinnamaldehyde-chemotype Cinnamomum osmophloeum
  20. Meetings
  21. Meetings
https://doi.org/10.1515/hf.2011.187
Keywords for this article
antagonistic ability; biological control; exo-chitinase; Trichoderma; wood-damaging fungi

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Masthead
  2. Masthead
  3. Review
  4. Comparative evaluation of different kinetic models for batch cooking: A review
  5. Original Papers
  6. Characteristics of prehydrolysis-kraft pulp fibers from Scots pine
  7. Treating birch wood with a switchable 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5.4.0]-undec-7-ene-glycerol carbonate ionic liquid
  8. Optical properties of thermomechanical pulp (TMP) obtained from sulfite-pretreated Norway spruce with focus on two-photon spectral imaging (TPSI)
  9. Physicochemical properties of sodium lignosulfonates (NaLS) modified by laccase
  10. Determination of metal ions in single wood fiber by LA-ICP-MS
  11. Hydrolytic enzyme activity of EN113 standard basidiomycetes in the fermentation of lignocellulosic material and wood colonization
  12. Influence of the viscosity of UF resins on the radial and tangential penetration into poplar wood and on the shear strength of adhesive joints
  13. Development of soy-based adhesives for the manufacture of wood composite products
  14. Exploratory study on fatigue behaviour of laterally loaded, nailed timber joints, based on a dissipated energy criterion
  15. Young’s and shear moduli of glued laminated timber composed of different species obtained by a flexural vibration test
  16. Heartwood detection for Scotch pine by fluorescence image analysis
  17. The antagonistic properties of Trichoderma spp. inhabiting woods for potential biological control of wood-damaging fungi
  18. Investigation of copper solubilization and reaction in micronized copper treated wood by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy
  19. A genetic marker of 4-coumarate: coenzyme A ligase gene in the cinnamaldehyde-chemotype Cinnamomum osmophloeum
  20. Meetings
  21. Meetings
Downloaded on 11.4.2026 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/hf.2011.187/html
Scroll to top button