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Morphological and Molecular Identification of Trichoderma spp. Native to Moroccan Phosphate Mines

Abstract

Mycological analysis of soil, rhizosphere and plant roots brought back from sites adjacent to Moroccan phosphate mines permitted the isolation of several fungi at different mean isolation percentage, Aspergillus (30.55%), Trichoderma (17.27%), Penicillium (16.27%), Rhizopus (13.77%), Fusarium (5.42%), Acremonium (2.42%) and 14.27% unidentified. 22 strains of Trichoderma were identified based on morphological and molecular traits. On media cultures, the mycelium can be wooly, cottonseed, or compact with a regular contour with or without concentric rings and white coloration at the beginning going towards green and/or yellow on older cultures. Microscopic observations of mycelia have shown that they are composed of hyaline hyphae, separated, branched to thin wall, about 3μ m thick.

Research topics

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

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DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-9450-2.ch019

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