Abstract
A simple root extract method was developed for chlamydospore production by three macroconidial isolates (A-1, S-3 and T-1) of Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli. All isolates produced significantly ( P = 0.05) more chlamydospores in oat root extracts (5 to 7 × 10 5 ml −1) than those of other crop plants, sterilized soil extracts (5 × 10 4 ml −1) or salt solutions (9 × 10 4 ml −1). They produced moderate numbers of chlamydospores (2–5 × 10 5 ml −1) in kidney beans and fewest chlamydospores (3–6 × 10 4 ml −1) in tomato root extracts. The fungal conidia in root extracts germinated after 12 h, grew vegetatively for a brief period, and then produced new conidia. Chlamydospores were formed either inside the conidia or from germ tubes or hyphae. Chlamydospore formation was rapid in the beginning and reached a static phase on day 14 of incubation. Chlamydospores produced in bean, pea or cotton root extracts were larger and more virulent to kidney beans than those formed in corn, tomato or wheat root extracts.
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