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Table 2 Morphological characterization of Coniothyrium minitans in different media

From: Biological control of cabbage head rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) by Coniothyrium minitans

S. No.

Media

Colony growth

Growth pattern

Colony colour

Growth rate (mm/day)

Pycnidial production

Days took for Pycnidia production

1

PDA

Moderate

Flat

White to pale green

0.6

 + 

20

2

MEA

Fast

Flat

Pale white

0.63

3

CZA

Slow

Constricted

Whitish brown

0.4

4

HCZA

Rapid

Flat

Whitish brown

0.56

+

23

5

WA

Slow

Sparse

Black

0.54

6

OMA

Moderate

Radial

Grey

0.65

+

30

7

CDA

Slow

Flat

White to pale brown

0.25

8

V8

Slow

Flat

Yellow

0.47

  1. (+) indicates the production of pycnidia in the medium, (−) indicates the absence of pycnidial production