TABLE 1.
Morphological characterization of endophytic actinobacteria associated with tea.
| Sl. No. | Isolate code | Colony morphology | Aerial mycelia color | Substrate mycelia color | Diffusible pigment | Color series |
| 1 | SA1 | Irregular, Raised | Brown | Yellow | ND | Brown |
| 2 | SA2 | Circular, Flat | Red | Red | Red | Red |
| 3 | T1LA3 | Curled, Convex | White | Orange | Light Pink | White |
| 4 | SA16 | Circular, Crateriform | White | Off White | ND | White |
| 5 | SA6 | Irregular, Raised | White | Yellow | ND | White |
| 6 | CSLA2 | Circular, Crateriform | Yellow | Yellow | ND | White |
| 7 | CJRA1 | Irregular, Raised | Gray | Brown | ND | Gray |
| 8 | S40 | Circular, Umbonate | Off White | Off White | ND | White |
| 9 | SA21 | Circular, Convex | Cream | Cream | ND | White |
| 10 | SA5 | Irregular, Umbonate | Black | Dark Gray | Yellow | Gray |
| 11 | CSLA5 | Irregular, Flat | Yellow | Yellow | ND | White |
| 12 | S51 | Irregular, Flat | White | Gray | ND | Gray |
| 13 | S62 | Irregular, Flat | Brown | Brown | ND | Brown |
| 14 | S28 | Circular, Flat | Light Pink | White | ND | White |
| 15 | T1LA5 | Irregular, Raised | Gray | Black | ND | Gray |
| 16 | S39 | Punctiform | White | Yellow | ND | White |
| 17 | SA13 | Umbonate, Raised | Brown | Brown | ND | White |
| 18 | SA14 | Circular, Umbonate | White | Brown | ND | White |
| 19 | SA9 | Irregular, Raised | Gray | Black | ND | Gray |
| 20 | S41 | Irregular, Raised | Brown | Brown | ND | Brown |
| 21 | S85 | Circular, Umbonate | White | Brown | ND | White |
| 22 | S42 | Irregular, Raised | Off White | Off White | ND | White |
| 23 | SA10 | Irregular, Raised | White | Gray | ND | White |
| 24 | SA20 | Circular, Flat | Yellow | Yellow | ND | White |
| 25 | S84 | Irregular, Umbonate | Light Pink | Peach | ND | White |
| 26 | CJRA5 | Circular, Flat | Light Pink | Off White | ND | Variable |
| 27 | CJRA2 | Irregular, Raised | White | Off White | ND | White |
| 28 | CSLA7 | Circular, Crateriform | Brown | Brown | ND | Variable |
| 29 | CRRA1 | Irregular, Umbonate | Brown | Brown | Brown | Brown |
| 30 | SA7 | Irregular, Flat | Pink | Pink | Pink | Pink |
| 31 | SA8 | Circular, Flat | Gray | Brown | Brown | Gray |
| 32 | SA4 | Irregular, Raised | White | Yellow | Yellow | White |
| 33 | S43 | Circular, Flat | Gray | Black | ND | Gray |
| 34 | S72 | Irregular, Raised | Gray | Yellow | ND | White |
| 35 | CSR1 | Circular, Raised | Off White | Off White | ND | White |
| 36 | SA27 | Circular, Crateriform | Peach | Peach | ND | Orange |
| 37 | SA35 | Circular, Raised | White | Cream | ND | White |
| 38 | SA17 | Circular, Flat | Gray | Gray | ND | Gray |
| 39 | SA12 | Irregular, Raised | Peach | Brown | ND | Variable |
| 40 | SA29 | Circular, Crateriform | White | Yellow | ND | White |
| 41 | SA3 | Undulate, Flat | White | Orange | Yellow | White |
| 42 | SA25 | Irregular, Flat | Brown | Brown | Brown | Brown |
| 43 | CSR3 | Irregular, Convex | Light Yellow | Light Yellow | ND | Yellow |
| 44 | CSLA6 | Irregular, Umbonate | Brown | Brown | Brown | Brown |
| 45 | CSR4 | Irregular, Raised | Gray | Dark Pink | Pink | Gray |
| 46 | SA11 | Circular, Crateriform | Light Pink | Yellow | ND | White |
ND, not detected.