Inducement of β-glucanase from Trichoderma harzianum UN-2 and its antifungal and preventive effects on rice sheath blight
[Objective]The present paper aimed to optimize the medium composition and fermentation parameters of Trichoderma harzianum strain UN-2 producingβ-glucanase,improve its β-glucanase production capacity,and study the antagonism of the crude enzyme solution ofβ-glucanase on the pathogen of rice sheath blight and its field control effect,so as to clarify the application potential of T.harzianum strain UN-2 in controlling rice sheath blight.[Method]In order to optimize the inducing conditions for the production of β-glucanase from T.harzianum strain UN-2,a single factor experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of carbon,nitrogen and metal ions on the production ofβ-glu-canase from T.harzianum strain UN-2,and orthogonal experiments were used to determine the optimal temperature,pH,inoculation amount,bottled amount,shaking speed,and fermentation time for the production of glucanase from T.harzianum strain UN-2.The antifungal and pre-ventive effects of crude β-glucanase solution on rice sheath blight were studied through in vitro antagonism and field experiments.[Result]The optimal carbon and nitrogen sources for the fermentation of β-glucanase from T.harzianum strain UN-2 were wheat bran and ammonium sulfate,respectively.Metal ions Ca2+ and Mg2+ had a significant promotional effect on the activity of β-glucanase induced from T.harzia-num.The optimal culture medium for T.harzianum strain UN-2 to produceβ-Glucanase were composed of 10.0 g/L wheat bran,0.5 g/Lβ-glucan,4.0 g/L ammonium sulfate,1.5 mmol/L Ca2+,0.5 mmol/L Mg2+.And the optimal fermentation conditions for producing β-glu-canase were as follows:30 mL medium filled in 250 mL flask with 8 mL inoculum amount of the culture,initial pH 6.5,at 32 ℃,with shaker speed 160 r/min,incubating for 64 hours.The crude β-glucanase solution induced from T.harzianum strain UN-2 had a significant inhibito-ry effect on the mycelial growth and sclerotia germination of Rhizoctonia solani and Rhizoctonia cerealis,and the field control effect on rice sheath blight caused by R.solani was 70.45%,which was equivalent to 5%Jinggangmycin treatment.The crude β-glucanase solution could improve rice seed setting rate and grain plumpness.[Conclusion]Under the optimal fermentation conditions,the activity of β-glucanase in-duced from T.harzianum strain UN-2 is 97.68 U/mL,the crude β-glucanase solution has strong antifungal and preventive effects on rice sheath blight,and has a certain growth promotion effect on rice plants.