Figure 3.

Aerial conidiation and conidial quality of Δflb mutants (DM) and their control (WT and CM) strains in B. bassiana. (A,B) Conidial yields and biomass levels measured from the SDAY cultures during a 9-d incubation at the optimal regime of 25 °C and L:D 12:12, respectively. The cultures were initiated by spreading 100 μL aliquots of a 10⁷ conidia/mL suspension. (C–E) Median germination time GT₅₀ (h) for conidial viability at 25 °C, LT₅₀ (min) for conidial tolerance to a 45 °C wet–heat stress and LD₅₀ (J/cm²) for conidial resistance to UVB irradiation, respectively. *p< 0.05 in Tukey’s HSD tests. Error bars: SDs of the means from three independent replicates.