Isolates Manner of sclerotia Formation. Location of sclerotia Texture of sclerotia Colour of sclerotia
Central   Peripheral Scattered Arial Surface Embedded Smooth Rough
RS-1 - - + + + - + - Light brown
RS-2 - + - + - - + - Dark yellowih brown
RS-3 + - + - - + + - Light brown
RS-4 - - + - + - - + Dark brown
RS-5 - + - + - - - + Dark yellowish brown
RS-6 + - + - + - - + Light brown
RS-7 - - + + - - - + Dark brown
RS-8 - - + - + + + - Olive brown
RS-9 + - - + - - - + Dark brown
RS-10 - + - - - + + - Olive brown
RS-11 - + - + - - - + Dark brown
RS-12 - + - - + - + - Olive brown
RS-13 + + - + - - - + Dark yellowish brown
RS-14 - - + - - + + + Olive brown
RS-15 + + - - + - - + Olive brown
RS-16 - + - - + - + - Dark yellowish brown
RS-17 + - + - + - - + Dark brown
RS-18 - + - - + + - + Dark brown
RS-19 - - + - + - - + Dark yellowish brown
RS-20 - - + + - - - + Olive brown
RS-21 + + - - + - - + Dark yellowish brown
RS-22 + + - + - - + - Olive brown
RS- 23 - + - - + - + - Dark brown
RS-24 - - - - - - - - No formation of sclerotia
RS-25 - + - - + - - + Dark brown
+=Present; - =Abesent.
Table 5: Formation, location, texture and colour of sclerotia of different isolates of R. solani.