Figure 2.

Most endophyte species show reduced growth in the presence of the fungal cultivar, with faster-growing endophytic species showing a greater reduction than slower-growing endophytes. (a) Percentage decrease in colony diameter from 32 endophyte strains of 7 species correlates to endophyte growth rate; r²=0.29, p=0.002. (b) Comparison of Colletotrichum sp.1 in the (i) presence and (ii) absence of the fungal cultivar after 48 hours growth. (c) Comparison of Endomelanconiopsis endophytica (Rojas et al. 2008) in the (i) presence and (ii) absence of the fungal cultivar after 72 hours growth.