Research Article

How an herbicide can affect plant diseases in a crop rotation program? A case study on Othello® OD

Volume: 65 Number: 4 January 1, 2026
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How an herbicide can affect plant diseases in a crop rotation program? A case study on Othello® OD

Abstract

Herbicides can play an essential role in crop rotation programs' integrated management of plant diseases. Trichoderma species are major biological control fungi (BCF) used in agriculture. This study examined the effect of the herbicidal product Othello® OD on the in vitro growth of T. asperelloides, as well as some phytopathogenic fungi (Bipolaris sp., Fusarium graminearum, F. oxysporum, and Rhizoctonia solani). The poisoned food method was utilised with potato dextrose agar as the basal medium. The plates were then incubated at 26 °C in the dark. Results showed that all tested fungi were statistically similar in their sensitivity to the herbicide Othello® OD. Despite this, the significantly higher growth rate of T. asperelloides compared to the other tested fungi and its negligibly low sensitivity to Othello® OD suggests the potential of using the herbicidal product and T. asperelloides for managing essential diseases in a crop rotation program. The alignment of acetolactate synthase amino acid sequences using COBALT tool obtained a tree with 17 nodes separating the three fungal groups. The acetolactate enzymes of Bipolaris oryzae and B. sorokiniana were similar enough to form a unique group, indicating that they may be considered distinct species. In the second group, the enzyme of Fusarium oxysporum was more identical to that of T. asperelloides than F. graminearum. The third group only included enzymes from R. solani isolates.

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Thanks

This article is based on the B.Sc. research project performed by the first author in the Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of XXX.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Pesticides and Toxicology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 1, 2026

Submission Date

July 6, 2024

Acceptance Date

June 12, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 65 Number: 4

APA
Pakdaman Sardrood, B., Elahifard, E., & Khoshnavania, S. (2026). How an herbicide can affect plant diseases in a crop rotation program? A case study on Othello® OD. Plant Protection Bulletin, 65(4), 111-120. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.1510563
AMA
1.Pakdaman Sardrood B, Elahifard E, Khoshnavania S. How an herbicide can affect plant diseases in a crop rotation program? A case study on Othello® OD. Plant Protection Bulletin. 2026;65(4):111-120. doi:10.16955/bitkorb.1510563
Chicago
Pakdaman Sardrood, Babak, Elham Elahifard, and Siamak Khoshnavania. 2026. “How an Herbicide Can Affect Plant Diseases in a Crop Rotation Program? A Case Study on Othello® OD”. Plant Protection Bulletin 65 (4): 111-20. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.1510563.
EndNote
Pakdaman Sardrood B, Elahifard E, Khoshnavania S (January 1, 2026) How an herbicide can affect plant diseases in a crop rotation program? A case study on Othello® OD. Plant Protection Bulletin 65 4 111–120.
IEEE
[1]B. Pakdaman Sardrood, E. Elahifard, and S. Khoshnavania, “How an herbicide can affect plant diseases in a crop rotation program? A case study on Othello® OD”, Plant Protection Bulletin, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 111–120, Jan. 2026, doi: 10.16955/bitkorb.1510563.
ISNAD
Pakdaman Sardrood, Babak - Elahifard, Elham - Khoshnavania, Siamak. “How an Herbicide Can Affect Plant Diseases in a Crop Rotation Program? A Case Study on Othello® OD”. Plant Protection Bulletin 65/4 (January 1, 2026): 111-120. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.1510563.
JAMA
1.Pakdaman Sardrood B, Elahifard E, Khoshnavania S. How an herbicide can affect plant diseases in a crop rotation program? A case study on Othello® OD. Plant Protection Bulletin. 2026;65:111–120.
MLA
Pakdaman Sardrood, Babak, et al. “How an Herbicide Can Affect Plant Diseases in a Crop Rotation Program? A Case Study on Othello® OD”. Plant Protection Bulletin, vol. 65, no. 4, Jan. 2026, pp. 111-20, doi:10.16955/bitkorb.1510563.
Vancouver
1.Babak Pakdaman Sardrood, Elham Elahifard, Siamak Khoshnavania. How an herbicide can affect plant diseases in a crop rotation program? A case study on Othello® OD. Plant Protection Bulletin. 2026 Jan. 1;65(4):111-20. doi:10.16955/bitkorb.1510563

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