A new Trichoderma-based biofungicide for nursery production Phase II

Van Belle苗圃公司将与昆特兰理工大学可持续园艺研究所（ISH）合作，开发一种新的基于木霉的生物杀菌剂，以控制苗圃生产业务中土壤传播的植物疾病。自2011年以来，ISH一直在研究本地木霉分离物（有益真菌）的生物杀灭活性，其中一些已经证明对一系列土壤传播的植物病原体有效。NSERC Engage （ARD I）项目开始工作，以确定特定的分离物，以开发为Van Belle定制混合的生物杀菌剂。自该项目以来，ISH继续更多地了解其木霉分离物，目前的ARD II项目跟进了所有早期工作，目标是完成从发现到注册新的生物杀菌剂的循环。新产品将首先由Van Belle独家用于其生产，以提高生产率并减少土壤传播病原体的影响。一旦这个新产品注册，下一步将是生物杀菌剂的商业化，供行业合作伙伴以外的人使用。目前的项目将使这成为可能。

Van Belle Nursery Inc. will partner with the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (ISH) at Kwantlen Polytechnic University to develop a new Trichoderma-based biofungicide to control soil-borne plant diseases in their nursery production business. The biofungicidal activity of a collection of native Trichoderma isolates (beneficial fungi) has been under study since 2011 at ISH and a number have demonstrated efficacy against a range of soil-borne plant pathogens. An NSERC Engage (ARD I) project began the work to identify specific isolates for development into a biofungicide custom blended for Van Belle. Since that project, ISH has continued to learn more about its Trichoderma isolates, and this current ARD II project follows up all earlier work with the objective of completing the circle from discovery to registration for a new biofungicide. The new product will be first used exclusively by Van Belle in their production to increase productivity and reduce the impact of soil-borne pathogens. Once this new product is registered, the next step will be commercialization of the biofungicide for use beyond the industry partner. The present project will make this possible.