Temperature (°C) Sporulation (x103/ml) 2 Length Width Rough data Transformed data Mean Range3 Mean Range3 20 20.24b 16.47-23.53 13.18b 11.77-14.12 266 2.426b 22 24.86a 21.18-28.24 16.32a 11.77-18.82 298 2.476a 24 19.54c 13.79-22.99 11.58c 6.90-18.39 202 2.307c 26 0.00d - 0.00d - 0 0.000d LSD (0.05) 0.26   0.35     0.022 CV (%) 1.06   2.21     0.658

1Average of 30 readings. 2Conidial production/sporulation was observed 12 days after inoculation. Variables"Sporulation ml-1 (x 1000)" were analysed after logarithmic transformation [log (x + 1)]. 3Indicated absence of sporulation and hence, no conidial dimension record at 26 °C. Means of conidial dimensions in the same column followed by the same letters are not significantly different (P<0.05).

Table 2: In vitro effect of incubation temperature (°C) on conidial size (μm) and sporulation of Botrytis fabae isolate cultured on MnPDA medium.