Shandong Science ›› 2025, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 56-66.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.20240087

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Isolation and identification of Trichoderma strains against ginger root rot

JIANG Yanqing1,2(), YANG Jianwen3, LI Yang3, SUN Haisen3, HU Jindong1, LI Jishun1, YANG Hetong1, WU Yuanzheng1,*()   

  1. 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology,Ecology Institute,Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China
    2. School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences),Jinan 250353,China
    3. Shandong Tenov Pesticide Co., Ltd., Weifang 262200, China
  • Received:2024-07-15 Online:2025-08-20 Published:2025-08-05
  • Contact: WU Yuanzheng E-mail:yanqing597976@163.com;wuyzh@sdas.org

Abstract:

Ginger root rot is a soil-borne disease in ginger planting, which is mainly caused by Fusarium spp. and can induce serious reduction or even extinction of ginger yield. Thirty-four Trichoderma strains with antifungal activity were isolated from the soil collected from representative ginger planting areas in Shandong province. Based on their antibiotic properties, antagonistic coefficients, and spore production capabilities, three highly effective Trichoderma strains were selected for their antagonism against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi (Foz): TW20111, TW20321, and TW20323. Morphological observations and molecular biological identifications classified strain TW20111 as Trichoderma atroviride and strains TW20321 and TW20323 as Trichoderma harzianum. The efficacy of these three Trichoderma strains in controlling ginger root rot was assessed under greenhouse and field conditions. Under greenhouse conditions, T. harzianum TW20321 showed the highest control efficacy of 86.33%, significantly promoted ginger plant height, and moderately increased ginger yield compared to carbendazim treatment. Field experiments revealed that the control efficacy of any two combined Trichoderma strains was significantly higher than that of a single strain, with the combination of TW20111 and TW20321 achieving the highest control efficacy of 68.90%. This combination also resulted in the greatest increases in plant height and single plant yield, which rose by 19.31% and 27.43%, respectively, compared to the control group.This study provided a basis for the development of new bio-pesticides for the effective control of ginger root rot.

Key words: Trichoderma spp., ginger root rot, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi, biocontrol

CLC Number: 

  • S476.1