Early events of root colonization in castor by the biocontrol agent Trichoderma
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Early events of root colonization in castor by the biocontrol agent Trichoderma
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K B DURGA BHAVANI
ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana
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R BHUVANESWARI
ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana
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VELU MANI SELVARAJ
ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana
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R D PRASAD
ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana
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V DINESH KUMAR
ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana
Keywords:
Trichoderma, Colonization in roots, ISR, MicroscopyAbstract
The colonization of castor roots by the biocontrol agent Trichoderma has been studied in a time series experiment. The results showed penetration and colonization of castor roots by Trichoderma within 48 hours post inoculation. Microscopy studies established that the colonization was restricted to cortical cells of the roots and during this interaction there were architectural changes in the cell wall of the host cells.
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