Isolates Colony colour Growth pattern Colony growth diameter (mm) at different intervals Abundant Moderate Slight 24h 48h 72h 96h Mean RS-1 White brown - + - 5.60 47.00 90.00 90.00 58.15 RS-2 White brown + - - 8.60 35.00 67.33 90.00 50.23 RS-3 Light brown + - - 30.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 75.00 RS-4 Dark brown - - + 0.00 46.66 79.66 90.00 54.08 RS-5 Yellowish brown - + - 0.00 33.33 85.66 90.00 52.25  RS-6 Pale  brown - + - 0.00 35.00 83.33 90.00 52.08 RS-7 Yellowish brown + - - 28.30 66.33 90.00 90.00 68.66 RS-8 White brown + - - 16.00 49.00 90.00 90.00 61.25 RS-9 Milkish brown - + - 0.00 48.00 73.42 89.00 52.61 RS-10 Yellowish brown - - + 0.00 55.33 89.00 90.00 58.58 RS-11 Yellowish brown + - - 15.00 58.3 90.00 90.00 63.33 RS-12 Dark brown - + - 0.00 37.66 90.00 90.00 54.42 RS-13 Light brown + - - 16.00 59.00 90.00 90.00. 63.75 RS-14 Light Brown - + - 8.00 41.00 81.00 90.00 55.00 RS-15 Cream brown - + - 6.00 39.66 84.46 90.00 55.03 RS-16 Yellowish brown - - + 0.00 19.00 51.33 90.00 40.08 RS-17 Pale  brown - - + 25.00 60.00 90.00 90.00 66.25 RS-18 Pale brown - + - 0.00 16.33 56.33 90.00 40.67 RS-19 Light brown - + - 0.00 24.31 68.34 90.00 45.66 RS-20 Dark brown - + - 0.00 27.00 80.33 90.00 49.33 RS-21 White brown - + - 0.00 43.35 90.00 90.00 55.84 RS-22 Pale  brown - + - 0.00 43.00 75.00 90.00 52.00 RS- 23 Yellowish brown - - +- 0.00 60.00 86.66 90.00 59.17 RS-24 Dark brown - + - 18.00 22.10 44.33 90.00 43.61 RS-25 White brown - - + 0.00 6.33 61.00 78.60 36.48

Table 3: Cultural characteristics of different isolates of R. solani.