Trichoderma asperellum Inoculation as a Tool for Attenuating Drought Stress in Sugarcane.

ABSTRACT: Drought stress is an important concern worldwide which reduces crop yield and quality. To alleviate this problem, Trichoderma asperellum has been used as a plant growth-promoting fungus capable of inducing plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, we examined the effect of T. asperellum inoculation on sugarcane plant above and belowground development under drought stress and investigated the role of this fungus on inducing tolerance to drought at physiological and biochemical levels. The experiment was performed in pots under greenhouse conditions, with four treatments and four replicates. The treatments consisted of sugarcane plants inoculated or not with T. asperellum and grown under drought stress and adequate water availability. Drought-stressed sugarca

SUBMITTER: Scudeletti D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8082249 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature