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Beneficial Fungi Protected Melons From Blight

Beneficial Fungi Protected Melons From Blight

Black mold, Penicillium mold, Trichoderma fungus

What they found

Priming with beneficial fungi protected muskmelon plants from gummy stem blight by up to 82%.

Priming with beneficial fungi protected muskmelon plants from gummy stem blight by up to 82%.

The number

82% and 77%

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma virens

Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma virens

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Melon Boost

Melon Boost

Beneficial soil fungi helped muskmelon plants resist Gummy Stem Blight by priming their natural defenses. Black mold fungus (Aspergillus niger, isolate Asp-MRF54) showed the strongest lab inhibition at 82%, while priming with Penicillium (Pen-MRF18) and Trichoderma virens (Tri-MRF47) protected plants by 82% and 77%. The fungi activated low-input plant defenses, increasing lignin, callose, and phenols to block infection.

Beneficial soil fungi helped muskmelon plants resist Gummy Stem Blight by priming their natural defenses. Black mold fungus (Aspergillus niger, isolate Asp-MRF54) showed the strongest lab inhibition at 82%, while priming with Penicillium (Pen-MRF18) and Trichoderma virens (Tri-MRF47) protected plants by 82% and 77%. The fungi activated low-input plant defenses, increasing lignin, callose, and phenols to block infection.

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