Sl.No. Solidmedia Colonycharacters Sporulation
Colonycolor Substratecolor Marginofcolony Myceliumtopography
1 Asthana and Hawker’sAgar Olivegreen Lightcolor Regular Merged -
2 CornMealAgar Grayishbrowntodarkbrown Lightbrown Irregular,smooth Merged +
3 Czapek’sDoxAgar Whitishcolonywithgreenishborder Lightcolor Thinflat,smooth Submerged ++
4 GlucosePeptoneAgar Green Lightgrayish Smoothwavymargin Merged +++
5 Hansen’sAgar Lightbrown Lightgrayish Irregular,smooth Submerged ++
6 HostLeafExtractAgar Darkbrowntoblack Darkgrayish Smooth,irregular Submerged +++
7 MaltExtractAgar Whitishgrey Grayish Thinflat,regular Submerged +
8 OatMealAgar Grey Grayish Smooth,irregular Aerial ++++
9 PotatoDextroseAgar Darkbrown Lightbrownish Irregular Aerial +++
10 Richard’sAgar Lightbrownatcenter and whiteatmargin Lightgrayish Smooth Aerial +
11 Sabouraud’sAgar Dullreddishbrown Yellowish Irregular Merged +++
12 WaksmanAgar Darkgreen Grayish Irregular,smoothwavy Merged ++
-(nil); +(poor); ++(moderate); +++(good); ++++(excellent)
Table 4: Growth of A. solani on different liquid media.