Aspectos biológicos da interação Fusarium spp. e Trichoderma spp. em solo compactado de aveia preta e soja sob plantio direto

Abstract

Fusarium spp. is the causal agent of root rot in several crops. In no tillage system, compacted areas favor the incidence of these diseases. These fungi can also infect the grains and produce mycotoxins. Trichoderma spp. has shown promising results and can be used in the integrated management of diseases caused by soilborne pathogens. The aims of this study was to quantify and correlate populations of Fusarium spp., Trichoderma spp. and others (fungi and bacteria) with physical characteristics indicative of soil compaction in the crops of oat and soybean; identify morphological and molecularly isolates of Fusarium spp.; genetically characterize isolates of Trichoderma spp.; assess the efficiency of in vitro and in vivo control of Trichoderma spp. versus Fusarium spp. ; and quantify the production of deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEA) by Fusarium spp. Soil samples were collected at Victor Graeff (RS) in an area previously mapped regarding to soil compaction. The samples were taken at three depths (0-5, 5-10, and 10-15 cm) and in six compaction levels established by the measures of resistance to penetration (Rp) (points with higher Rp: 3.4, 4.6, and 5.0 MPa, and lower Rp: 0.3, 1.3, and 2.2 MPa). The samples were evaluated for fungal and microbial population (serial dilutions) and soil physical characteristics. Fungi of the genus Fusarium and Trichoderma, when present in serial dilutions, were isolated for further molecular and morphological identification (based on TEF-1α and ITS regions, respectively). Tests were performed in vitro (direct confrontation) and in vivo (in oat and soybean) to evaluate the control efficiency of Trichoderma spp. versus Fusarium spp. The production of DON and ZEA was measured by Elisa and immunoaffinity columns, respectively. In oat grown after soybean the population and physical characteristics of the soil were showed higher correlation, with the largest populations of Fusarium spp. and Trichoderma spp. found in depths of 5-10 and 10-15 cm, respectively. 13 species of Fusarium were identified and the TEF-1α region was efficient for the distinction among them. T. koningiopsis, T. tomentosum and T. asperellum were identified, totaling five isolates and all of them showed good potential for controlling Fusarium spp. in soybean. In oat, stood out as root growth promoters, increasing the fresh weight of seedlings. In soybean isolates of F. oxysporum and F. proliferatum were pathogenic and caused damping off of seedlings. For oat, the isolates of F. graminearum did not provide the observation of such symptoms. F. graminearum and F. solani produced both DON and ZEA, while F. proliferatum and F. oxysporum produced ZEA.