Trichoderma spp. evaluation, disinfestation and soil chiseling in alfalfa

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  • Dora Acela Rodríguez-Díaz Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango-Facultad de Agricultura y Zootecnia. Carretera Gómez Palacio-Tlahualilo km 32, Venecia, Durango, México. AP. 1-142. CP. 35111
  • José Alfredo Samaniego-Gaxiola Jubilado del Campo Experimental La Laguna-INIFAP. Blvd. José Santos Valdez 1200 Pte, Col. Centro Matamoros, Coahuila, México. CP. 27440
  • Miguel Ángel Gallegos-Robles Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango-Facultad de Agricultura y Zootecnia. Carretera Gómez Palacio-Tlahualilo km 32, Venecia, Durango, México. AP. 1-142. CP. 35111
  • Cirilo Vázquez-Vázquez Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango-Facultad de Agricultura y Zootecnia. Carretera Gómez Palacio-Tlahualilo km 32, Venecia, Durango, México. AP. 1-142. CP. 35111
  • Aurelio Pedroza-Sandoval Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas-Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera Gómez Palacio-Chihuahua km 40, Bermejillo, Durango, México. CP. 56230
  • Yasmin Chew-Madinaveitia Campo Experimental La Laguna-INIFAP. Blvd. José Santos Valdez 1200 Pte, Col. Centro Matamoros, Coahuila, México. CP. 27440

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i5.3082

Keywords:

diseases, endophytes, forages, fungi

Abstract

Crops of alfalfa Medicago sativa L. are limited by crown rot (Rhizoctonia solani), Texas root rot (Phymatotrichopsis omnivora) and soil salinity and compaction. To attenuate crop rots, the objectives were, at the laboratory level, to evaluate methods of inoculation of Trichoderma spp. in alfalfa seed and in the field, to evaluate agronomic parameters, crown rot and Texas root rot after inoculating the seed with T. harzianum (T), deep soil chiseling (C) and reductive soil disinfestation (D), the combinations C+T, C+D, D+C+T, and uninoculated seed and untreated soil as the control (Co). Dishes (PDA) of T. harzianum of 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 d of growth were used to place previously germinated (GS) or non-germinated (NGS) alfalfa seeds; after 17 d, the size and survival of the NGS seedlings was greater than their corresponding GS (Tukey p< 0.05). In the field, the weight and size of D+C+T vs. Co plants were between (27-35) and (9-3)% higher, respectively, but without statistical significance. Only in the first sampling, a 30% higher yield of D+C+T was detected when compared to Co (Tukey p= 0.05). The quality, yield and plants per m2 of alfalfa were similar to what had been previously reported.

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2025-07-28

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Rodríguez-Díaz, Dora Acela, José Alfredo Samaniego-Gaxiola, Miguel Ángel Gallegos-Robles, Cirilo Vázquez-Vázquez, Aurelio Pedroza-Sandoval, and Yasmin Chew-Madinaveitia. 2025. “Trichoderma Spp. Evaluation, Disinfestation and Soil Chiseling in Alfalfa”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (5). México, ME:e3082. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i5.3082.

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