What does the published scientific research say about Phanerochaete chrysosporium?

Eight PubMed records cover Phanerochaete chrysosporium—the white-rot fungus—in agricultural and plant-input settings, spanning biocontrol, soil health, and environmental remediation.

Biocontrol research on P. chrysosporium reports mycoparasitism of Fusarium pseudograminearum (the wheat crown rot pathogen) via cell-wall-degrading enzymes and antifungal volatile compounds; pot trials cited in the literature showed reduced disease severity and improved wheat growth. Strain B-22 is reported to parasitize Meloidogyne incognita with up to 89% juvenile inhibition in soil while remaining safe for tomato plants—a finding relevant to growers researching P. chrysosporium for root-knot nematode control.

The peer-reviewed literature also reports P. chrysosporium reducing heavy metal (Sb, As, Cr, Pb, Zn) accumulation in rice through altered root metabolism and rhizosphere microbiome shifts. Combined with Bacillus simplex in compacted soil, it reportedly cut bulk density 7–14% and improved corn biomass; olive-residue amendments treated with P. chrysosporium also supported plant establishment and drought tolerance in degraded semi-arid soils.

Additional published work identifies P. chrysosporium as a pathogenicity candidate against invasive Rubus niveus and as a neonicotinoid-degrading component in fungus-biochar constructed wetlands—illustrating the breadth of roles this organism holds across the peer-reviewed agricultural literature.