Summary
Summary Host‐associated fungi can help protect plants from pathogens, and empirical evidence suggests that such microorganisms can be manipulated by introducing probiotic to increase disease suppression. However, we still generally lack the mechanistic knowledge of what determines the success of probiotic application, hampering the development of reliable disease suppression strategies. We conducted a three‐season consecutive microcosm experiment in which we amended banana Fusarium wilt disease‐conducive soil with Trichoderma ‐amended biofertilizer or lacking this inoculum. High‐throughput sequencing was complemented with cultivation‐based methods to follow changes in fungal microbiome and explore potential links with plant health. Trichoderma application increased banana biomass by decrea
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