Figure 4.

Surface affected by the pathogen (cm²) in chili pepper leaves 10 days postinoculation (n = 5). The leaves of plants not inoculated with Botrytis cinerea (T0) were asymptomatic. The leaves with endophytic strains showed a low level of symptoms (RGM 547, RGM 557, RGM 570, RGM 644, and RGM 731), while the leaves of plants inoculated with B. cinerea RGM 2519 (T1) exhibited chlorotic and necrotic spots. Values are expressed as means ± standard error. Means with different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05 by Fisher’s LSD test.