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In vitro evaluation of antagonistic potentiality of Trichoderma harzianum against Diplodia spp. phytopathogenics fungi

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control volume 33, Article number: 75 (2023) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Trichoderma species are able to cause significant changes in the metabolism of host plants, by that means it trigger the plant growth and increasing plant defense to diverse fungal diseases. Trichoderma harzianum has been identified as potential biocontrol agent of many phytopathogenic fungi. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess in vitro antagonistic activity against three Diplodia isolates utilizing direct and remote confrontations methods.

Results

The results revealed that T. harzianum inhibited mycelial growth of the three phytopathogenic fungi compared to the untreated control. The percentage of growth inhibition of T. harzianum against Diplodia isolates ranged between 58 and 79% for direct confrontation and between 31 and 46% remote confrontation. Considerable antagonistic abilities of T. harzianum were exhibited against all tested Diplodia isolates. The results of both confrontations showed that the radial growth of the fungal pathogens was statistically significant (P < 0.001) and influenced by the antagonist on 6 days following incubation.

Conclusion

The findings may reveal a valuable knowledge that may be further used to find a suitable biological control contrariwise Botryosphaeria dieback caused by Diplodia species.

Background

Botryosphaeriaceae family is distributed worldwide on a wide range of different plant hosts (Slippers et al. 2014). In fact, Botryosphaeria species are thought to be present in an endophytic phase before transmuting to a pathogenic phase under abiotic and/or biotic stress factors (Hrycan et al. 2020). In the Mediterranean area, these fungal species have been associated with diseases symptoms including leaf spots, necrosis of the wood, fruit rot, root rot, shoot dieback, and gummosis and branch cankers on agricultural crops, urban and natural forest trees (Phillips et al. 2013). Diverse researches have described Botryosphaeriaceae species as main pathogens associated with dieback on grapevine in California (Urbez-Torres 2011), on Eucalyptus in Portugal (Barradas et al. 2017) and on loquat in Spain (González-Domínguez et al. 2017). Indeed, including Botryosphaeriaceae family, Diplodia species are the most aggressive pathogens causing dieback, withering and cankers on ecologically and economically plant (Alves et al. 2014). In Europe, Diplodia pinea causes dieback and crown wilt on pines (Luchi et al. 2014). In Italy, Diplodia olivarum has been revealed to be associated with carob tree canker diseases (Granata et al. 2011). In Tunisia, Botryosphaeria obtusa has been described as a causal agent of olive tree branch dieback (Chattaoui et al. 2012). Furthermore, Diplodia seriata has been recognized causing branch canker on Pinus pinea trees (Hlaiem et al. 2021) and on Q. coccifera (Hlaiem et al. 2020). Recently, Diplodia scrobiculata has been reported as the causal agent of stem canker of Tetraclinis articulata (Hlaiem et al. 2022). Furthermore, Diplodia gallae has been characterized as the causal agent of Quercus suber dieback (Yangui et al. 2022).

Considering that forest ecosystems are vulnerable to fungal pathogens, especially members of Botryosphaericeae family which can give rise to rapid decline in many regions of the world (Slippers and Wingfield 2007), it is imperative to respond immediately to keep forest robust and healthy under climate change employing appropriate silviculture. Furthermore, few approaches have been utilized for assessing antagonism ability, namely agglutination lectin test (Yang et al. 2009), degradation of mycelium of phytopathogenic fungi after treatment of Trichoderma secretions (Xiong et al. 2014), biological control functional genes (Tijerino et al. 2011) and hydrolytic enzymes activities (Qualhato et al. 2013). Nevertheless, no restorative strategies are currently available to effectively control forest disease in Tunisia. Trichoderma species have been well known to promote growth and induce resistance against various disease caused by fungal pathogens (Britto and Jogaiah 2022) also as a potential biofungicide since 1932 including members of this genus which have been recognized as among the most potential biocontrol agents of many phytopathogenic fungi (Herrera-Parra et al. 2017). Moreover, Jogaiah et al. (2017) confirmed that Trichoderma spp. can facilitate increased availability and efficient uptake of soil nutrients, thereby improving yield of a ratoon crop. Hence, this work was performed in order to evaluate in vitro antagonistic potentiality of Trichoderma harzianum against Diplodia species by means of direct confrontation (dual culture) and remote confrontation techniques.

Methods

Fungal isolates

The present study evaluated the antagonistic activity of T. harzianum TN.112 (GenBank MK123932), isolated from healthy P. pinea branches. Three phytopathogenic fungi were used, namely Diplodia scrobiculata TN.44 (Hlaiem et al. 2019), D. pseudoseriata TN.80 (Hlaiem et al. 2019) and D. africana TN.102 (Hlaiem et al. 2020) isolated from branch canker disease of declining Pinus halepensis, Retama raetam and Pistacia lentiscus trees, respectively (Table 1), and were collected from investigated Bizerte forest (37°17′48″N; 10°0′2″E; alt. 41 m) in the Northern Tunisia. All fungal isolates were propagated on potato dextrose agar (PDA) and subcultured into fresh medium as needed.

Table 1 Identity of the three fungal pathogens used in this study and GenBank accession numbers
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Direct and remote confrontation

The susceptibility of the three Diplodia isolates to T. harzianum was estimated in vitro applying direct confrontation (dual cultures) and remote confrontation (distant inhibition method). Dual culture method consisted in placing, a mycelial plug of 5 mm in diameter of T. harzianum isolate TN.112 on PDA, about 1 cm from the edge of each Petri dish (9 cm in diameter). Concurrently, a mycelial plug (5 mm diameter) of each Diplodia isolate (TN.44, TN.80 and TN.102) was taken from the margin of a 5-day-old colony growing on PDA and placed 6 cm away from the plug of the T. harzianum isolate on the opposite side of the same Petri dish (Hibar et al. 2005). Petri dishes inoculated with each Diplodia isolate alone placed at the center were used as controls. Each experiment was repeated three times. Incubation of all dishes was performed at 25 °C for 6 days.

The remote confrontation method consists of planting T. harzianum (TN.112) and each Diplodia isolate (TN.44, TN.80 and TN.102) alone at the center in two separated Petri dishes. Afterward, an assembly was performed by super-positioning the two dishes (Trichoderma downside and Diplodia isolate upside). The junction between the two dishes was insured by a Parafilm in order to avoid any loss of volatile substances (Daami-Remadi and El Mahjoub 2001). Incubation conditions were similar to those of dual cultures. The control was carried out by stacking dishes, the upper one contained a mycelial plug (5 mm diameter) of each Diplodia isolate and the bottom one contained only PDA. The average diameter of treated colonies was noted when Diplodia isolates mycelium in control dishes reached the periphery.

Measurement of radial mycelial growth

Measurement of mycelia radial growth of Diplodia colonies in direct and remote confrontations and in control dishes was realized daily. Ratings on the inhibition of the growth and invasion of Diplodia colonies by Trichoderma mycelium were examined. The percentage of inhibition of radial mycelial growth (IR) was calculated, using the following formula: IR (%) = (1 − RT/RC) × 100 according to Hmouni et al. (1996), where RT is the radial growth measurement of Diplodia colonies in the presence of Trichoderma and RC is the radial growth of Diplodia colonies in the control dishes. Inhibitory activity of the antagonist was appraised using a scale reported by Sangoyomi (2004), with (S1) 0% inhibition (not effective); (S2) > 0 to 20% inhibition (slightly effective); (S3) > 20 to 50% inhibition (moderately effective); (S4) > 50 to < 100% inhibition (effective); and S5: = 100% inhibition (highly effective).

Data analysis

To evaluate the antagonistic potentiality of T. harzianum against Diplodia isolates (TN.44, TN.80 and TN.102), one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by Duncan’s multiple range test, using SPSS version 20, was conducted for growth inhibition (%).

Results

Direct confrontation

Trichoderma harzianum reveled antagonistic potentiality against all Diplodia isolates tested. The simultaneous subculturing of T. harzianum and Diplodia isolates showed faster growth of the antagonist than the other pathogens tested. After 6 days of incubation, the radial growth of Diplodia isolates (D. scrobiculata TN.44, D. pseudoseriata TN.80 and D. africana TN.102) was obviously inhibited and the Petri dishes were invaded by T. harzianum TN.112 isolate (Figs. 1, 2). The radial growth of Diplodia isolates was statistically significant (P < 0.001), influenced by TN.112 isolate on 6 days, following incubation. Growth inhibition percentage of TN.112 against TN.44, TN.80 and TN.102 were 79, 58 and 69%, respectively (Fig. 2). The level of effectiveness of T. harzianum toward all Diplodia isolates was effective (S4). The phytopathogenic fungus TN.44 was the most responsive isolate to T. harzianum, which have a strong antagonism growing faster, covering it completely and sporulated abundantly on colonies of TN.44 in 6 days (Fig. 1b, e).

Fig. 1
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Direct confrontation (dual culture method) of Trichoderma harzianum against Diplodia isolates: Trichoderma harzianum TN.112 + D. pseudoseriata TN.80 (a), TN.112 + D. scrobiculata TN.44 (b), TN.112 + D. africana TN.102 (c), phytopathogenic fungi (left), antagonist (right); control (d–f)

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Antifungal activity (% inhibition percentage) on Diplodia isolates (TN.44: Diplodia scrobiculata, TN.80: D. pseudoseriata, TN.102: D. africana) using the dual culture method

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Remote confrontation

A reduction in the radial growth of Diplodia isolates (D. scrobiculata TN.44, D. pseudoseriata TN.80 and D. africana TN.102) in the presence of T. harzianum TN.112 was noticed compared to the controls (Figs. 3, 4). The antagonist (TN.112) seemed to have an inhibitory activity on the growth of phytopathogenic fungi in the absence of direct contact. The percentages of growth inhibition recorded were 31, 46 and 40% for TN.44, TN.80 and TN.102, respectively (Fig. 4). TN.80 isolate was the most sensitive isolate toward T. harzianum (Fig. 3a, d). The results obtained showed a change in the color of mycelium in TN.44 colonies than the untreated control (Fig. 3b, e). The analysis of the variance exhibited a significant difference (P < 0.001) in the radial growth among Diplodia isolates after 6 days of incubation. The level of effectiveness of T. harzianum against the three Diplodia isolates was moderately effective (S3).

Fig. 3
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Remote confrontation of Trichoderma harzianum TN.112 against Diplodia isolates: D. pseudoseriata TN.80 (a), D. scrobiculata TN.44 (b), D. africana TN.102 (c); the upper one: pathogen, the bottom one: antagonist; control (d–f)

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Fig. 4
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Antifungal activity (% inhibition percentage) of Diplodia isolates (TN.44: Diplodia scrobiculata, TN.80: D. pseudoseriata, TN.102: D. africana) using distant inhibition method

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Discussion

This the first attempt to evaluate in vitro the antagonistic effect of T. harzianum naturally occurring on branches of P. pinea trees toward D. scrobiculata, D. pseudoseriata and D. africana, fungal species involved in Botryosphaeria dieback of Pinus halepensis, Retama raetam and Pistacia lentiscus trees, respectively in Tunisian forest. In this study, the simultaneous incubating of T. harzianum with each Diplodia isolate exhibited that the antagonist inhibited the mycelial growth of the three Diplodia species. Moreover, it invaded the colonies of the pathogens and sporulated on them, revealing its hyper-parasitic activity (Dubey et al. 2007). The antagonist T. harzianum seemed to be able to achieve more than 50 to ~ 80% of growth inhibition of the fungal pathogens. Furthermore, estimation of antagonistic activity of Trichoderma species has been frequently assessed by percentage of growth inhibition in vitro, which is on the basis of ratio between decreased radius of plant pathogenic fungi growing in direct confrontation and radius of the pathogen colonies alone (Zhang and Zhuang 2017). Accordingly, previous studies have shown isolates of T. asperelloides, T. atroviride, T. harzianum and T. koningii to be highly effective in inhibiting the growth of Botryosphaeria fungi, including D. seriata in vitro (Urbez-Torres et al. 2020). In accordance, Daami-Remadi and El Mahjoub (2001) reported that T. harzianum inhibited the radial growth of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Radicis-lycopersici associated with Solanum tuberosum rot and also sporulated on them, thus revealing its highly mycoparasitic effect. Recently, Yangui et al. (2020) reported that T. harzianum was highly effective against Biscogniauxia mediterranea, the causal agent of cork oak charcoal canker disease, which is in agreement with our findings using Diplodia isolates. Additionally, Pollard-Flamand et al. (2022) approved the antagonistic activity of Trichoderma species isolated from grapevine trees in British Columbia toward Botryosphaeria dieback fungal pathogens. Hoitink et al. (2006) revealed that this inhibitory action was due to chemical substances released by Trichoderma species, leading to competition, antibiosis and parasitism where the production of specific enzymes (chitinases or proteases) was for cell wall degradation.

On the other hand, present results of the remote confrontation showed clearly the ability of T. harzianum to exert an inhibitory activity on the mycelial growth (31 to 46%) of phytopathogenic fungi in the absence of direct contact. This technique enabled us to highlight the inhibiting effect even remotely of the T. harzianum on Diplodia isolates. This antagonist seemed to secrete volatile substances able to reduce, even remotely, the radial growth of the three phytopathogenic fungi. In accordance, Wheatley (2002) found that these volatile substances could easily diffuse and inhibit the mycelial growth of the fungal pathogens. Moreover, studies of M'zahem and Mihoubi (2017) reported that T. harzianum had an antagonistic effect against Fusarium sp., Botrytis sp., Alternaria sp. and Penicillium sp. Likewise, a change in the color of the mycelium was observed in the colonies of D. scrobiculata tested than in the untreated control. This corroborates the study of Boukarchaoui (2017) reported that the growth inhibition of Botryosphaeria dothidea by Trichoderma sp. was accompanied by a change in the color of the mycelium of this pathogen. However, the effectiveness of T. harzianum in direct confrontation appeared to be greater than the remote confrontation. Furthermore, Trichoderma isolates have strong antagonistic and mycoparasitic effects against phytopathogens and therefore are able to reduce disease severity in plants (Viterbo and Horwitz 2010). Trichoderma has been recognized as an aggressive mycoparasite that cabled of competing with fungal pathogens at the site of infection (Djonovic et al. 2007).

Conclusion

The fact that forest ecosystems are vulnerable to fungal pathogens, which can cause rapid decline, is imperative to respond quickly to improve forest sustainability under predicted global warming scenarios by developing control measures by providing an efficient biological control method. Subsequently, aiming to estimate the effectiveness of T. harzianum under natural environmental conditions, it is suggested to fully carry out biocontrol trials in the nursery and in the field. Fundamentally, it is appropriate to investigated in vivo the role of Trichoderma spores in regulating growth and activation of the defense responses of plants against fungi.

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Abbreviations

%:

Percentage

SPSS:

Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

IR:

Inhibition of radial mycelial growth

TN:

Tunisia

p value:

The probability of obtaining an F statistic at least as extreme as that observed when the null hypothesis is true

F-statistic:

The ratio of two mean squares that forms the basis of a hypothesis test

Alt:

Altitude

N:

Latitude

E:

Longitude

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Hlaiem, S., Yangui, I., Ezzine, O. et al. In vitro evaluation of antagonistic potentiality of Trichoderma harzianum against Diplodia spp. phytopathogenics fungi. Egypt J Biol Pest Control 33, 75 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-023-00719-7

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