The combined effect of Trichoderma harzianum and Nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato

In tomato crops in southern Europe and North Africa, the zoophytophagous predator Nesidiocoris tenuis is widely used as a biological control agent. However, this predator also feeds on the tomato plant, which under certain circumstances, results in plant damage (flower abortion, necrotic rings an...

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Autores principales: Urbaneja, Alberto, Ortells-Fabra, Raúl, Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
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author Urbaneja, Alberto
Ortells-Fabra, Raúl
Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
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description In tomato crops in southern Europe and North Africa, the zoophytophagous predator Nesidiocoris tenuis is widely used as a biological control agent. However, this predator also feeds on the tomato plant, which under certain circumstances, results in plant damage (flower abortion, necrotic rings and apical desiccation). Recently the use of certain endophytic fungi in tomatoes has been shown to reduce the damage caused by N. tenuis. In this work, the effect of using the soil-borne beneficial fungus Trichoderma harzianum and N. tenuis (individually and combined) in tomato plants was studied under three water stress levels (regular, light and moderate stress). Our results showed that the greater the water stress, the more damage caused by N. tenuis. The inoculation of T. harzianum improved the resistance of the tomato against water stress. Interestingly, in the treatments where N. tenuis was established in plants inoculated with T. harzianum; the incidence of N. tenuis damage was lower than in plants without T. harzianum. These results show the benefit of combining both biological control agents in a global context of climate change, where water stress management will be essential.
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spelling ReDivia89262025-04-25T14:51:09Z The combined effect of Trichoderma harzianum and Nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato Urbaneja, Alberto Ortells-Fabra, Raúl Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell Zoophytophagous predator H01 Protection of plants - General aspects Endophytes Biological control Abscisic acid Jasmonic acid Salicylic acids In tomato crops in southern Europe and North Africa, the zoophytophagous predator Nesidiocoris tenuis is widely used as a biological control agent. However, this predator also feeds on the tomato plant, which under certain circumstances, results in plant damage (flower abortion, necrotic rings and apical desiccation). Recently the use of certain endophytic fungi in tomatoes has been shown to reduce the damage caused by N. tenuis. In this work, the effect of using the soil-borne beneficial fungus Trichoderma harzianum and N. tenuis (individually and combined) in tomato plants was studied under three water stress levels (regular, light and moderate stress). Our results showed that the greater the water stress, the more damage caused by N. tenuis. The inoculation of T. harzianum improved the resistance of the tomato against water stress. Interestingly, in the treatments where N. tenuis was established in plants inoculated with T. harzianum; the incidence of N. tenuis damage was lower than in plants without T. harzianum. These results show the benefit of combining both biological control agents in a global context of climate change, where water stress management will be essential. 2024-05-30T08:39:08Z 2024-05-30T08:39:08Z 2023 conferenceObject Urbaneja A., Ortells-Fabra, R., Pérez-Hedo, M. (2023). The combined effect of Trichoderma harzianum and Nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato. Bulletin OILB/WPRS, 167, 183-184. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8926 en 2023-08-27 Integrated Control in Protected Crops Temperate and Mediterranean Climate Brest Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess electronico
spellingShingle Zoophytophagous predator
H01 Protection of plants - General aspects
Endophytes
Biological control
Abscisic acid
Jasmonic acid
Salicylic acids
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Ortells-Fabra, Raúl
Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
The combined effect of Trichoderma harzianum and Nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato
title The combined effect of Trichoderma harzianum and Nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato
title_full The combined effect of Trichoderma harzianum and Nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato
title_fullStr The combined effect of Trichoderma harzianum and Nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato
title_full_unstemmed The combined effect of Trichoderma harzianum and Nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato
title_short The combined effect of Trichoderma harzianum and Nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato
title_sort combined effect of trichoderma harzianum and nesidiocoris tenuis inoculation on water stress in tomato
topic Zoophytophagous predator
H01 Protection of plants - General aspects
Endophytes
Biological control
Abscisic acid
Jasmonic acid
Salicylic acids
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8926
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