Biological control of plant pathogens

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Biological control of plant pathogens

What is biological control? Relation to the biological control of insects Suppression of insect populations by native or introduced enemies

Why use biological control? Biological control agents are Expensive Labor intensive Host specific Chemical pesticides are: cost-effective easy to apply Broad spectrum

Why use biological control? Chemical pesticides Implicated in ecological, environmental, and human health problems Require yearly treatments Broad spectrum Toxic to both beneficial and pathogenic species Biological control agents Non-toxic to human Not a water contaminant concern Once colonized may last for years Host specific Only effect one or few species

Mechanisms of biological control of plant pathogens Antibiosis – inhibition of one organism by another as a result of diffusion of an antibiotic Antibiotic production common in soil-dwelling bacteria and fungi Example: zwittermicin A production by B. cereus against Phytophthora root rot in alfalfa

Mechanisms of biological control of plant pathogens Nutrient competition – competition between microorganisms for carbon, nitrogen, O2, iron, and other nutrients Most common way organisms limit growth of others

Mechanisms of biological control of plant pathogens Destructive mycoparasitism – the parasitism of one fungus by another Direct contact Cell wall degrading enzymes Some produce antibiotics Example Trichoderma harzianum, used as seed treatment against pathogenic fungus

Requirements of successful biocontrol Highly effective biocontrol strain must be obtained or produced Be able to compete and persist Be able to colonize and proliferate Be non-pathogenic to host plant and environment

Requirements of successful biocontrol Inexpensive production and formulation of agent must be developed Production must result in biomass with excellent shelf live To be successful as agricultural agent must be Inexpensive Able to produce in large quantities Maintain viability

Requirements of successful biocontrol Delivery and application must permit full expression of the agent Must ensure agents will grow and achieve their purpose Coiling of Trichoderma around a pathogen. (Plant Biocontrol by Trichoderma spp. Ilan Chet, Ada Viterbo and Yariv Brotman)

Plant pathogen control by Trichoderma spp. Trichoderma spp. are present in nearly all agricultural soils Antifungal abilities have been known since 1930s Mycoparasitism Nutrient competition Agriculturally used as biocontrol agent and as a plant growth promoter                                                                                                                                                                                                         http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2002/021231.trichoderma.jpg

T22 strain Uses antibiosis and predation against soil borne pathogens such as Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium and Sclerotina

Plant pathogen control by Trichoderma spp. Action against pathogenic fungi Attachment to the host hyphae by coiling Lectin-carbohydrate interaction (Hubbard et al., 1983. Phytopathology 73:655-659).

Plant pathogen control by Trichoderma spp. Action against pathogenic fungi 2. Penetrate the host cell walls by secreting lytic enzymes Chitinases Proteases Glucanases (Ilan Chet, Hebrew University of Jerusalem).

Trichoderma spp. attach to the host hyphae via coiling, hooks and appressorium like bodies, and penetrate the host cell wall by secreting lytic enzymes. Trichoderma recognizes signals from the host fungus, triggering coiling and host penetration. A biomimetic system consisting of lectin-coated nylon fibers was used to study the role of lectins in mycoparasitism. Using this system we could also identify specific coiling-inducing molecules.

Plant pathogen control by Trichoderma spp. Some strains colonize the root with mycoparasitic properties Penetrate the root tissue Induce metabolic changes which induce resistance Accumulation of antimicrobial compounds

Plant pathogen control by Trichoderma spp. Commercial availability T-22 Seed coating Protects roots from diseases caused by Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium Interacts with the Rhizosphere, near the root hairs and increases the available form of nutrients needed by plants.

Plant pathogen control by Trichoderma spp. Future developments Transgenes Biocontrol microbes contain a large number of genes which allow biocontrol to occur Cloned several genes from Trichoderma as transgenes Produce crops which are resistant to plant diseases Currently not commercially available

Biological fungicides Gliocladium against Rhizoctonia Trichoderma against Rhizoctonia Penicillium against Rhizoctonia Fusarium against Puccinia and verticillum

Most fungi produce inhibitory metabolites examples: Gliocladium produces a diketopeprazine that kills Pythium because of coagulation of proteins in the cytoplasm. Volatile pyronens produced by Trichoderma appear to reduce damping off caused by Rhizoctonia.

damping off ----------kill seeds or seedlings before or after they germinate. Salicylic acid which produced by pathogens Salicylic acid leads to the expression of pathogenesis related protein PRP PRP-------lyse invading cells ----reinforce cell wall to resist infections

Growth inhibition of Pythium ultimum by the Trichoderma virens– produced antibiotic gliovirin: A, parent strain, and B, gliovirin-deficient mutant.

Growth inhibition of Rhizoctonia solani by the Trichoderma virens–produced antibiotic gliotoxin: A, gliotoxin-amended medium, and B, nonamended medium.

Mycoparasitism of Rhizoctonia solani by Trichoderma virens: A, parent strain coiling around host hyphae, and B, mycoparasitic-deficient mutant with no coiling or penetration of host hyphae.

Trichoderma • Control of root and foliar pathogens 􀂾 Induced resistance 􀂾 Biological control of diseases by direct attack of plant pathogenic fungi • Changes in the microfloral composition on roots • Enhanced nutrient uptake • Enhanced solubilization of soil nutrients • Enhanced root development • Increased root hair formation

Trichoderma Mycoparasitism Antibiosis Competition for nutrients or space Tolerance to stress through enhanced root and plant development Solubilization of inorganic nutrients Induced resistance Inactivation of the pathogen’s enzymes

Trichoderma