FIG. 6.
Effect of ppg1 deletion on self-fertility of G. zeae growing on carrot agar 10 days after induction. (A) The wild-type Z3639 control and the Δppg1 mutant, with a reduced number of large mature perithecia. Scale bar, 1 cm. (B) Magnification showing fewer large mature perithecia (black arrowhead) and more small immature perithecia (white arrowhead) in the Δppg1 mutant strain than in Z3639. Scale bars, 1 mm.