Table 3. Lesion growth rate, sporulation, and conidia size of selected Monilinia isolates on peach fruit.
| Species | Lesion growth rate (mm d−1) | Num of conidia, cm−2 | Conidia size, µm | |||
| Exp 1 | Exp 2 | Exp 1 | Exp 2 | Mean (L×W) | Range | |
| M. fructicola | 21.2±1.16cz | 20.7±0.77b | 6.3±0.11a | 6.5±0.08a | 16×10 | 10–19×7–14 |
| M. yunnanensis | 25.5±0.52ab | 27.7±0.79a | 2.6±0.34d | 2.9±0.32d | 15×9 | 10–21×7–12 |
| M. fructigena | 21.3±0.89c | 23.6±1.04b | 4.3±0.02b | 4.2±0.07b | 22×12 | 12–31×7–17 |
| M. mumecola | 22.4±0.79bc | 23.5±1.30b | 3.3±0.29cd | 3.4±0.04cd | 21×15 | 14–31×11–17 |
| M. laxa | 25.8±1.07a | 27.3±0.21a | 4.0±0.16bc | 3.9±0.09bc | 13×9 | 10–17×7–11 |
z
Mean ± S.E.M (standard error of mean); values within the same column followed by the same letters are not significantly different based on the analysis of least significant difference (LSD) test at P = 0.05. Values were log transformed prior to statistical analysis.