Transgenic strains of trichoderma and their use in biocontrol

摘要

The present invention relates to a transgenic Trichoderma spp. having a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding a bioactive molecule. The present invention also relates to methods for controlling plant disease that involve applying a transgenic strain of Trichoderma spp. to plants or plants seeds, where the transgenic strain of Trichoderma spp. has a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding a bioactive molecule that is capable of controlling plant disease and conferring systemic disease resistance to the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed. The present invention also relates to a method of delivering a bioactive molecule to a plant or plant seed. The method involves providing a transgenic strain of Trichoderma spp. having a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding a bioactive molecule and applying the transgenic strain of Trichoderma spp. to the plant's roots or seeds.