Table 2. Colonization process of different parts of three chickpea cultivars showing differential resistance by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris races 0 and 5^a.

Time (days after inoculation)	Cultivar
	P-2245	JG-62	WR-315
F. oxysporum f. sp. ciceris race 0
1 to 3	Root (L): epidermis	Root (L): epidermis	Root (L): epidermis
4	Root (L): epidermis	Root (L): epidermis	Root (L): epidermis
6	Root (L): cortex	Root (L): cortex	Root (L): epidermis
8	Root (U): xylem vessels	Root (L): xylem vessels	Root (L): cortex
10	Stem (L): xylem vessels	Root (U): xylem vessels	Root (M): cortex
12	Stem (M): xylem vessels	Stem (M): xylem vessels	Root (M): cortex
14	Stem (U): xylem vessels	Stem (M): xylem vessels	Root (M): cortex
F. oxysporum f. sp. ciceris race 5
1 to 3	Root (L): epidermis	Root (L): epidermis	Root (L): epidermis
4	Root (L): cortex	Root (L): cortex	Root (L): epidermis
6	Root (L): xylem vessels	Root (M): cortex	Root (L): epidermis
8	Stem (L): xylem vessels	Epicotyl: xylem vessels	Root (L): cortex
10	Stem (M): xylem vessels	Stem (L): xylem vessels	Root (L): cortex
12	Stem (U): xylem vessels	Stem (M): xylem vessels	Root (L): xylem vessels
14	Stem (U): xylem vessels	Stem (U): xylem vessels	Root (L): xylem vessels

^aProgress of pathogen proliferation along the vertical axis of the plant was analyzed in the following parts: Root: (L) lower: meristem, elongation and differentiation zones; (M) medium, (U) upper. Stem: (L) lower, internode 1 to 2^nd; (M) medium, internode 3 to 4^th; (U) upper, 5^th internode or above.