In a belowground multitrophic interaction, Trichoderma harzianum induces maize root herbivore tolerance against Phyllophaga vetula.
Hexon Angel Contreras-CornejoLourdes Macías-RodríguezRaúl Omar Real-SantillánDante López-CarmonaGriselda García-GómezAna Paola Galicia-GallardoRuth Alfaro-CuevasCarlos E González-EsquivelMiguel Bernardo Najera-RincónSandra Goretti Adame-GarnicaAngel Rebollar-AlviterMariana Álvarez-NavarreteJohn LarsenPublished in: Pest management science (2021)
Our results provide novel information about belowground multitrophic plant-microbe-arthropod interactions between T. harzianum and P. vetula in the maize rhizosphere resulting in alterations in maize phenotypic plant responses, inducing root herbivore tolerance.