Table 1.

Pathogenicity of Macrophomina phaseolina strains on sunflower under field conditions.

Fungal strains	Disease progression (DP)	Disease score (DS)
M. phaseolina strain PCMC/F1	81 A	6 A
M. phaseolina strain 1161	82 A	6 A
M. phaseolina strain 1156	81 A	6 A
No fungus (control)	0 B	0 B
Hybrids
H1	82 A	6 A
H2	80 A	6 A

Values are mean of three replications and separated by different letters in the same column are statistically different from each other.

H1 = Sunflower hybrid Hysun 33; Sunflower hybrid SMH-0917.