Practical Handbook of the Biology and Molecular Diversity of Trichoderma Species from Tropical Regions

Most species of the genus Trichoderma grow rapidly in artificial culture and produce large numbers of small green or white conidia from conidiogenous cells located at the ends of conidiophores. The morphological characters are reported to be variable to a certain degree in their color, shape of conidia, conidiophore, pustules, and phialade. These characteristics allow a comparatively easy means of identification of Trichoderma as a genus but the species concept is difficult to deduce and there is considerable confusion over the application of specific names. 

This work provides an essential link between data and taxa as a means to verify the taxonomic characters of the strains sequenced, and macrosc