{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15"],"submitter":["Bandara AY"],"pubmed_abstract":["<i>Trichoderma</i> spp. are widely used to enhance crop growth and suppress diverse diseases. However, inconsistent field efficacy remains a major barrier to their use as a reliable alternative to synthetic pesticides. Various strategies have been investigated to enhance the robustness of their application. Here, we evaluated how <i>T. virens</i> application methods (pre-, at-, and post-transplant) affect the growth of two tomato varieties and their rhizosphere fungal and bacterial communities. Although the greatest rhizosphere abundance of <i>T. virens</i> was observed in the post-transplant application, the at-transplant application promoted tomato growth the most, indicating that greater rhizosphere abundance does not necessarily result in better tomato growth. None of the application m"],"journal":["Frontiers in microbiology"],"pagination":["1366690"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10929717"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["<i>Trichoderma</i> application methods differentially affect the tomato growth, rhizomicrobiome, and rhizosphere soil suppressiveness against <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i>."],"pmcid":["PMC10929717"],"pubmed_authors":["Kang S","Bandara AY"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"<i>Trichoderma</i> application methods differentially affect the tomato growth, rhizomicrobiome, and rhizosphere soil suppressiveness against <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i>.","description":"<i>Trichoderma</i> spp. are widely used to enhance crop growth and suppress diverse diseases. However, inconsistent field efficacy remains a major barrier to their use as a reliable alternative to synthetic pesticides. Various strategies have been investigated to enhance the robustness of their application. Here, we evaluated how <i>T. virens</i> application methods (pre-, at-, and post-transplant) affect the growth of two tomato varieties and their rhizosphere fungal and bacterial communities. Although the greatest rhizosphere abundance of <i>T. virens</i> was observed in the post-transplant application, the at-transplant application promoted tomato growth the most, indicating that greater rhizosphere abundance does not necessarily result in better tomato growth. None of the application m","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2026-07-14T23:49:41.321Z","creation":"2025-04-06T14:32:31.209Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10929717","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38476947"],"doi":["10.3389/fmicb.2024.1366690"]}}