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Review
. 2023 Oct 8;9(10):994.
doi: 10.3390/jof9100994.

Trichoderma hamatum and Its Benefits

Rathna Silviya Lodi  1 , Chune Peng  1 , Xiaodan Dong  1 , Peng Deng  1 , Lizeng Peng  1
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Review

Trichoderma hamatum and Its Benefits

Rathna Silviya Lodi et al. J Fungi (Basel). .

Abstract

Trichoderma hamatum (Bonord.) Bainier (T. hamatum) belongs to Hypocreaceae family, Trichoderma genus. Trichoderma spp. are prominently known for their biocontrol activities and plant growth promotion. Hence, T. hamatum also possess several beneficial activities, such as antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, insecticidal activity, herbicidal activity, and plant growth promotion; in addition, it holds several other beneficial properties, such as resistance to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and degradation of DDT by certain enzymes and production of certain polysaccharide-degrading enzymes. Hence, the current review discusses the beneficial properties of T. hamatum and describes the gaps that need to be further considered in future studies, such as T. hamatum's potentiality against human pathogens and, in contrast, its role as an opportunistic human pathogen. Moreover, there is a need for substantial study on its antiviral and antioxidant activities.

Keywords: Trichoderma hamatum (Bonord.) Bainier; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant activity; herbicidal activity; insecticidal activity; plant growth promotion.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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Global distribution of research on Trichoderma hamatum.
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Number of research publications on Trichoderma hamatum based on year of publication.
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Upland plant growth promotion activity of Trichoderma hamatum.
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