Members of the fungal genus Trichoderma (Ascomycota, Hypocreales, Hypocreaceae) are ubiquitous and commonly encountered as soil inhabitants, plant symbionts, saprotrophs, and mycoparasites. Certain species have been used to control diverse plant diseases and mitigate negative growth conditions. The versatility of Trichoderma’s interactions mainly relies on their ability to engage in inter- and cross-kingdom interactions. Although Trichoderma is by far the most extensively studied fungal biocontrol agent (BCA), with a few species already having been commercialized as bio-pesticides or bio-fertilizers, their wide application has been hampered by an unpredictable efficacy under field conditions. Deciphering the dialogues within and across Trichoderma ecological interactions by identification of involved effectors and their underlying effect is of great value in order to be able to eventually harness Trichoderma’s full potential for plant growth promotion and protection. In this review, we focus on the nature of Trichoderma interactions with plants and pathogens. Better understanding how Trichoderma interacts with plants, other microorganisms, and the environment is essential for developing and deploying Trichoderma-based strategies that increase crop production and protection.

Alsayed Alfiky

Laure Weisskopf

Journal of Fungi

JOURNAL OF FUNGI (ISSN 2309-608X) 是一本经过同行评审的国际科学开放获取期刊，为与病原真菌、真菌生物学和真菌研究的所有其他方面相关的研究提供了一个高级论坛。该杂志在季刊中发表评论、定期研究论文和通讯。我们的目标是鼓励科学家尽可能详细地发表他们的实验和理论结果。因此，对纸张长度没有限制。必须提供完整的实验细节，以便重现结果。

The Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X) is a peer-reviewed international open-access journal that provides a high-level forum for research related to pathogenic fungi, mycology, and all other aspects of fungal studies. The journal publishes commentaries, regular research articles, and communications quarterly. Our goal is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results as comprehensively as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the length of papers. Complete experimental details must be provided to allow for the reproducibility of results.

《Journal of Fungi》（ISSN 2309-608X）是一本经过同行评审的国际科学开放获取期刊，专注于病原真菌、真菌生物学及相关研究的各个方面。该期刊每季度发布评论、研究论文和通讯，旨在为科学家提供一个详细发表实验和理论结果的高级论坛。我们鼓励作者尽可能详尽地描述他们的研究，因此对论文的长度没有限制。作者需提供完整的实验细节，以便他人能够重现研究结果。

Category	Quartile
生物学	2
生物学, 真菌学	2
生物学, 微生物学	3

Deciphering Trichoderma–Plant–Pathogen Interactions for Better Development of Biocontrol Applications

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