Trichoderma species form endophytic associations within Theobroma cacao trichomes

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dc.contributor.authorBryan A. Bailey
dc.contributor.authorMary D. Strem
dc.contributor.authorDelilah WOOD
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-21T06:22:40Z
dc.date.available2014-04-21T06:22:40Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractTrichoderma species are usually considered soil organisms that colonize plant roots, sometimes forming a symbiotic relationship. Recent studies demonstrate that Trichoderma species are also capable of colonizing the above ground tissues of Theobroma cacao (cacao) in what has been characterized as an endophytic relationship. Trichoderma species can be re-isolated from surface sterilized cacao stem tissue, including the bark and xylem, the apical meristem, and to a lesser degree from leaves. SEM analysis of cacao stems colonized by strains of four Trichoderma species (Trichoderma ovalisporum-DIS 70a, Trichoderma hamatum- DIS 219b, Trichoderma koningiopsis-DIS 172ai, or Trichoderma harzianum-DIS 219f) showed a preference for surface colonization of glandular trichomes versus non-glandular trichomes. The Trichoderma strains colonized the glandular trichome tips and formed swellings resembling appresoria. Hyphae were observed emerging from the glandular trichomes on surface sterilized stems from cacao seedlings that had been inoculated with each of the four Trichoderma strains. Fungal hyphae were observed under the microscope emerging from the trichomes as soon as 6 h after their isolation from surface sterilized cacao seedling stems. Hyphae were also observed, in some cases, emerging from stalk cells opposite the trichome head. Repeated single trichome/hyphae isolations verified that the emerging hyphae were the Trichoderma strains with which the cacao seedlings had been inoculated. Strains of four Trichoderma species were able to enter glandular trichomes during the colonization of cacao stems where they survived surface sterilization and could be re-isolated. The penetration of cacao trichomes may provide the entry point for Trichoderma species into the cacao stem allowing systemic colonization of this tissue.en_US
dc.identifier.citationmycologicalreseach 113 (2009) 1365–1376en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/436
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectfungal endophyteen_US
dc.subjectcocoaen_US
dc.subjectTrichodermaen_US
dc.subjecttrichomeen_US
dc.titleTrichoderma species form endophytic associations within Theobroma cacao trichomesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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