<i>Trichoderma</i> Bio-inoculant Promotes the Growth and Yield of Pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L): An Open Field Trial

Lanvin Rochal Kepngop Kouokap; Pierre Eke; Vanessa Nya Dinango; Diane Youmbi Yimta; Pierre Gilbert Ghomsi Tamghe; Germain Kansci; Louise Nana Wakam

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Trichoderma Bio-inoculant Promotes the Growth and Yield of Pepper (Capsicum annuum L): An Open Field Trial

Lanvin Rochal Kepngop Kouokap, Pierre Eke, Vanessa Nya Dinango, Diane Youmbi Yimta, Pierre Gilbert Ghomsi Tamghe, Germain Kansci, Louise Nana Wakam

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Trichoderma is a ubiquitous fungal genus widely used in agriculture. Their ability to mininize fertiliser dosage, pesticide rationing, and increase crops yield have offered huge avenues for sustainable agriculture. Nonetheless, given the diversity of the world's agro-ecosystems, their widespread adoption has been restricted. This work aimed at investigating the impact of solid formulation of a consortium of two Trichoderma strains, T. atroviridae T2 and T. Harzianum T8, on the growth and yield of hot Pepper under open-field conditions. When compared to un-primed plants, Trichoderma-primed plants boosted Chla, Chlb, Chl (a+b) and Carotenoid by up to 122%, 11%, 113%, and 48%, respectively. Likewise, 108%, 220% and 76% more phosphorus, nitrogen and auxin were accumulated in Trichoderma inoculated tissues, leading to significant increases in almost all agro-morphological parameters, culminating at 23.5%, 54%, and 23.5%, respectively for production yield (PY), fruit diameter (FD), and Pepper fruits weight (PY) as compared to un-inoculated counterparts. There was no difference in specific activities of catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POX), even though there were increases in phenolic (17%) and total proteins (15%). These findings suggest that Trichoderma fertilisation can redirected plant response depending of plant statue, which prioritised host fitness and associated biomolecules under our experimental settings with the absence/least-biotic stresses.

Published in	Plant (Volume 11, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.plant.20231102.11
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Trichoderma-Consortium, Solid Fermentation, Nutrient Absorption, Photosynthetic Pigments, Pepper Yield

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Lanvin Rochal Kepngop Kouokap

Antimicrobial & Biocontrol Agents Unit (AmBcAU), Laboratory for Phytobiochemistry and Medicinal Plants Studies, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Pierre Eke

Antimicrobial & Biocontrol Agents Unit (AmBcAU), Laboratory for Phytobiochemistry and Medicinal Plants Studies, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Vanessa Nya Dinango

Antimicrobial & Biocontrol Agents Unit (AmBcAU), Laboratory for Phytobiochemistry and Medicinal Plants Studies, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Diane Youmbi Yimta

Antimicrobial & Biocontrol Agents Unit (AmBcAU), Laboratory for Phytobiochemistry and Medicinal Plants Studies, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Pierre Gilbert Ghomsi Tamghe

Antimicrobial & Biocontrol Agents Unit (AmBcAU), Laboratory for Phytobiochemistry and Medicinal Plants Studies, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Germain Kansci

Laboratory of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Louise Nana Wakam

Antimicrobial & Biocontrol Agents Unit (AmBcAU), Laboratory for Phytobiochemistry and Medicinal Plants Studies, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

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