Jean H. Burns

Trichoderma reduces the relative abundance of pathogen-associated fungi while maintaining fungal community stability in Rhododendron soils

Soil fungal communities are shaped by host-mediated and environmental filters, yet it remains unclear whether microbial inoculants can override these processes. Trichoderma is widely used as a biocontrol agent, but its effects on fungal community assembly and functional guild structure in woody plant systems are not...