Pochonia chlamydosporia promotes the growth of tomato and lettuce plants

ABSTRACT The fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia is one of the most studied biological agents used to control plant-parasitic nematodes. This study found that the isolates Pc-3, Pc-10 and Pc-19 of this fungus promote the growth of tomato and lettuce seedlings. The isolate Pc-19 colonized the rhizoplane of tomato seedlings in only 15 days and produced a large quantity of chlamydospores. This isolate was able to use cellulose as a carbon source, in addition to glucose and sucrose. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that hyphae of the P. chlamydosporia isolate Pc-10 penetrated the epidermal cells of the tomato roots. These three P. chlamydosporia isolates promote the growth of tomato and lettuce.

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Main Authors:	Dallemole-Giaretta,Rosangela, Freitas,Leandro Grassi de, Lopes,Everaldo Antônio, Silva,Marliane de Cássia Soares da, Kasuya,Maria Catarina Megumi, Ferraz,Silamar
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá - EDUEM 2015
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-86212015000400417
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