Trichoderma virens , a Plant Beneficial Fungus, Enhances Biomass Production and Promotes Lateral Root Growth through an Auxin-Dependent Mechanism in Arabidopsis

Ángel Contreras‐Cornejo, Hexon; Macías‐Rodríguez, Lourdes; Cortés‐Penagos, Carlos; López‐Bucio, José

doi:10.1104/pp.108.130369

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Trichoderma virens , a Plant Beneficial Fungus, Enhances Biomass Production and Promotes Lateral Root Growth through an Auxin-Dependent Mechanism in Arabidopsis

Published in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY • Jan 28, 2009

Authors:

Hexon Ángel Contreras‐Cornejo

Lourdes Macías‐Rodríguez

Carlos Cortés‐Penagos

Abstract

Trichoderma species belong to a class of free-living fungi beneficial to plants that are common in the rhizosphere. We investigated the role of auxin in regulating the growth and development of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seedlings in response to inoculation with Trichoderma virens and Tricho...

Subject

Auxin

Arabidopsis

Biology

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