The Rhizosphere of Coffea Arabica in Its Native Highland Forests of Ethiopia Provides a Niche for a Distinguished Diversity of Trichoderma

The southwestern highlands forests of Ethiopia are the origin of the coffee plant Coffea arabica. The production of coffee in this area is affected by tracheomycosis caused by a soil-born fungus Gibberella xylarioides. The use of endemic antagonistic strains of mycoparasitic Trichoderma species woul...

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Main Authors: Temesgen Belayneh Mulaw, Christian P. Kubicek, Irina S. Druzhinina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-04-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/2/4/527/