Isolates
Time taken for initiation of sclerotial formation (Days)
Average sclerotia diameter (mm)
No. of sclerotia per Petridish
RS-1
4
1.24
Excellent
RS-2
5
1.21
Good
RS-3
3
2.38
Excellent
RS-4
4
1.65
Very good
RS-5
5
1.75
Excellent
RS-6
5
1.97
Excellent
RS-7
5
2.31
Very good
RS-8
5
1.75
Good
RS-9
5
2.21
Very good
RS-10
6
1.59
Excellent
RS-11
3
1.73
Excellent
RS-12
5
1.79
Good
RS-13
4
1.81
Very good
RS-14
5
2.01
Excellent
RS-15
4
2.12
Excellent
RS-16
5
1.46
Good
RS-17
4
2.94
Very good
RS-18
5
1.86
Good
RS-19
4
1.54
Good
RS-20
5
1.90
Excellent
RS-21
6
1.80
Excellent
RS-22
5
1.87
Excellent
RS- 23
5
2.18
Very good
RS-24
-
--
No
RS-25
6
1.90
Very good
CD(P=0.05)
0.036
Table 4:
Sclerotial characteristics of different isolates of
R. solani
.