African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

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Induction of chitinase, β-glucanase, and xylanase taken from Trichoderma sp. on different sources: A review

Mukesh Srivastava
  • Mukesh Srivastava
  • Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P. India
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Sonika Pandey*
  • Sonika Pandey*
  • Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P. India
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Mohammad Shahid
  • Mohammad Shahid
  • Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P. India
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Antima Sharma
  • Antima Sharma
  • Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P. India
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Anuradha Singh
  • Anuradha Singh
  • Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P. India
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Vipul Kumar
  • Vipul Kumar
  • Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P. India
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  •  Received: 19 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 08 August 2014
  •  Published: 20 August 2014

Abstract

Biological control by antagonistic organisms is a potential nonchemical tool for crop protection against phytopathogenic fungi. Trichoderma spp. are the most commonly used biocontrol agent that are being used against many soil borne pathogens. The biocontrol mechanism of Trichoderma involves mycoparasitism, antibiosis and competition for key nutrients. Chitinase, xylanase and β-glucanase are the major cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) that are involved in the mycoparasitic action. CWDEs improve the biocontrol activity of these strains. Different carbon sources are supplemented in the growth medium for the induction of these CWDEs.

Key words: Cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs), mycoparasitic, phytopathogenic, Trichoderma.

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