Table 2.

Morpho-cultural characteristics of Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc. Causing chilli wilt.

Fungal propagule	Shape	Colour	Size	Septation
Colony	Floccose, Scant aerial mycelium	Initially white, turning light orange coloured at agar base	90 mm dia. In 10 days	-
Hyphae	Smooth, cylendrical and branched	Hyaline	3.50–5.20 µm in width	Septate
Conidiophores	Cylendrical, short and simple	Hyaline	88.60–110.50 × 2.50- 4.50 µm	Septate
Microconidia	Round to oval	Hyaline	7.50–11.00 × 2.80–3.75 µm Av. (9.75 × 3.20 µm)	0-1Septate
Macroconidia	Curved with short , pedicellate basal cells	Hyaline	21.15–32.00 × 3.80–4.75 µm Av. (28.50 × 4.30 µm)	3- 4 Septate
Clamydospores	Spherical, smooth and rough walled, Produced terminally, intercalary, single or in chains	Hyaline	5.80–9.00 µm in dia	Aseptate