Effects of Trichoderma harzianum on Photosynthetic Characteristics and Fruit Quality of Tomato Plants
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Vukelić, Igor D.Prokić, Ljiljana T.

Racić, Gordana M.
Pešić, Mirjana B.

Bojović, Mirjana M.
Sierka, Edyta M.
Kalaji, Hazem M.
Panković, Dejana M.
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The beneficial role of fungi from the Trichoderma genus and its secondary metabolites in promoting plant growth, uptake and use efficiency of macronutrients and oligo/micro‐nutrients, activation of plant secondary metabolism and plant protection from diseases makes it interesting for application in environmentally friendly agriculture. However, the literature data on the effect of Trichoderma inoculation on tomato fruit quality is scarce. Commercially used tomato cultivars were chosen in combination with indigenous Trichodrema species previously characterized on molecular and biochemical level, to investigate the effect of Trichoderma on photosynthetic characteristics and fruit quality of plants grown in organic system of production. Examined cultivars differed in the majority of examined parameters. Response of cultivar Gružanski zlatni to Tricho-derma application was more significant. As a consequence of increased epidermal flavonols and decreased chlorophyll, the nitrogen balance in...dex in leaves has decreased, indicating a shift from primary to secondary metabolism. The quality of its fruit was altered in the sense of increased total flavonoids content, decreased starch, increased Bioaccumulation Index (BI) for Fe and Cr, and decreased BI for heavy metals Ni and Pb. Higher expression of swolenin gene in tomato roots of more responsive tomato cultivar indicates better root colonization, which correlates with observed positive effects of Trichodrema.
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Organic agriculture / Polytunnel / Solanum lycopersicum L / Symbiotic endophyteSource:
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, 22, 13, 6961-Publisher:
- MDPI AG
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- Biotechnological approaches for overcoming effects of drought on agricultural production in Serbia (RS-31005)
- Biodiversity as potential in ecoremediation technologies of degraded ecosystems (RS-31080)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22136961
ISSN: 1422-0067
WoS: 000670938900001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85108708807
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Vukelić, Igor D. AU - Prokić, Ljiljana T. AU - Racić, Gordana M. AU - Pešić, Mirjana B. AU - Bojović, Mirjana M. AU - Sierka, Edyta M. AU - Kalaji, Hazem M. AU - Panković, Dejana M. PY - 2021 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5883 AB - The beneficial role of fungi from the Trichoderma genus and its secondary metabolites in promoting plant growth, uptake and use efficiency of macronutrients and oligo/micro‐nutrients, activation of plant secondary metabolism and plant protection from diseases makes it interesting for application in environmentally friendly agriculture. However, the literature data on the effect of Trichoderma inoculation on tomato fruit quality is scarce. Commercially used tomato cultivars were chosen in combination with indigenous Trichodrema species previously characterized on molecular and biochemical level, to investigate the effect of Trichoderma on photosynthetic characteristics and fruit quality of plants grown in organic system of production. Examined cultivars differed in the majority of examined parameters. Response of cultivar Gružanski zlatni to Tricho-derma application was more significant. As a consequence of increased epidermal flavonols and decreased chlorophyll, the nitrogen balance index in leaves has decreased, indicating a shift from primary to secondary metabolism. The quality of its fruit was altered in the sense of increased total flavonoids content, decreased starch, increased Bioaccumulation Index (BI) for Fe and Cr, and decreased BI for heavy metals Ni and Pb. Higher expression of swolenin gene in tomato roots of more responsive tomato cultivar indicates better root colonization, which correlates with observed positive effects of Trichodrema. PB - MDPI AG T2 - International Journal of Molecular Sciences T1 - Effects of Trichoderma harzianum on Photosynthetic Characteristics and Fruit Quality of Tomato Plants IS - 13 SP - 6961 VL - 22 DO - 10.3390/ijms22136961 ER -
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Vukelić, I. D., Prokić, L. T., Racić, G. M., Pešić, M. B., Bojović, M. M., Sierka, E. M., Kalaji, H. M.,& Panković, D. M.. (2021). Effects of Trichoderma harzianum on Photosynthetic Characteristics and Fruit Quality of Tomato Plants. in International Journal of Molecular Sciences MDPI AG., 22(13), 6961. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136961
Vukelić ID, Prokić LT, Racić GM, Pešić MB, Bojović MM, Sierka EM, Kalaji HM, Panković DM. Effects of Trichoderma harzianum on Photosynthetic Characteristics and Fruit Quality of Tomato Plants. in International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021;22(13):6961. doi:10.3390/ijms22136961 .
Vukelić, Igor D., Prokić, Ljiljana T., Racić, Gordana M., Pešić, Mirjana B., Bojović, Mirjana M., Sierka, Edyta M., Kalaji, Hazem M., Panković, Dejana M., "Effects of Trichoderma harzianum on Photosynthetic Characteristics and Fruit Quality of Tomato Plants" in International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, no. 13 (2021):6961, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136961 . .