Table 2.
Morphological characteristics of Fusarium species isolated from intercropped soybean pods in different growing areas in Sichuan, China.
| Fusarium Species | Growth Rate (cm/day) | Colony Characterization | Macroconidia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septum | Length | Width | Shape | |||
| F. fujikuroi | 4.08 ± 0.26 c | Pale grey color (front), pale yellowish color (back) | 3–5 | 40.38 ± 2.91 b 44.78–36.02 |
2.48 ± 0.23 c 3.17–2.17 |
Falcate |
| F. proliferatum | 3.30 ± 0.02 d | Pale grey color (front), pale grey (back) | 3–4 | 39.65 ± 7.88 b 50.33–30.59 |
3.69 ± 0.90 b 5.41–1.86 |
Falcate, fusiform |
| F. graminearum | 5.34 ± 0.22 a* | White yellowish (front), purple (back) | 4–6 | 45.90 ± 4.40 a* 48.81–31.43 |
4.42 ± 0.75 a* 5.14–2.32 |
Falcate |
| F. equiseti | 4.62 ± 0.44 b | Pale grey color (front), ginger yellowish (back) | 3–4 | 29.61 ± 3.84 e 34.46–21.47 |
3.12 ± 0.43 c 4.05–2.01 |
Falcate |
| F. incarnatum | 4.92 ± 0.19 ab | Pale grey color(front), yellowish color (back) | 3–4 | 37.46 ± 4.98 c 47.02–33.57 |
4.03 ± 1.06 b 5.89–1.86 |
Falcate |
Note: Data were the mean from three independent replicates. *: Different lowercase in the same column shows a significant difference at the level of p = 0.05, according to Duncan’s multiple range test.