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Table 2 Morphological characteristics of Trichoderma isolates

From: Identification, characterization and phylogenetic analysis of antifungal Trichoderma from tomato rhizosphere

Isolate

Colony

Mycelial

Conidia

Phialides

Growth rate (mm day−1)

Colour

Reverse colour

Edge

Form

Colour

Conidiation

Branching

Shape

Size (µm)

Colour

Shape

Size (µm)

Disposition

UNT60

*1.33 ± 0.17

Dark green

Creamish

Wavy

Floccose to Arachnoid

White

Concentric zones

Branched

ellipsodal, subglobose

1.5–3.4

Green

Nine-Pin shape

6–14 × 1.4–2.6

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

UNT64

1.32 ± 0.17

Dark green

Creamish

Wavy

Floccose to Arachnoid

Watery white

Concentric zones

Highly branched

ellipsodal, globose

1.3–3.6

Green

Nine-Pin shape

7–15 × 2–3

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

UNT68

1.33 ± 0.17

Light green

Light yellow

Wavy

Floccose to Arachnoid

Watery white

Concentric zones

Branched

ellipsodal, subglobose

1.6–3.0

Light Green

Globose

8–14 × 2–3

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

NAT69

1.16 ± 0.09

Dark green

Colourless

Wavy

Arachnoid

Watery white

Ring like zones

Highly branched

ellipsodal, subglobose

1.7–4.1

Green

Nine-Pin shape

6–14 × 1.4–3

Solitary

NAT70

1.33 ± 0.17

Dark green

Colourless

Smooth

Arachnoid

Watery white

Concentric zones

Highly branched

ellipsodal, subglobose

1.4–3.7

Green

Nine-Pin shape

5.6–14.8 × 2–3

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

ALT73

1.14 ± 0.12

Light green

Light yellow

Smooth

Floccose to Arachnoid

White

Ring like zones

Branched

ellipsodal, globose

1.3–3.3

Green

Globose

4.9–11.2 × 1.9–3

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

DET89

1.33 ± 0.17

Yellowish green

Light yellow

Wavy

Arachnoid

Watery white

Concentric zones

Branched

ellipsodal, globose

1.5–3.4

Light Green

Nine-Pin shape

6–15 × 1.4–2.8

Solitary

DET94

1.15 ± 0.09

Light green

Creamish

Smooth

Arachnoid

Watery white

Concentric zones

Highly branched

ellipsodal, subglobose

1.5–3.4

Light Green

Nine-Pin shape

5.9–15.2 × 1.9–2.8

Solitary

HAT96

1.33 ± 0.17

Dark green

Creamish

Smooth

Floccose to Arachnoid

White

Concentric zones

Moderately branched

ellipsodal, globose

1.5–3.6

Green

Nine-Pin shape

7–14.8 × 1.9–2.6

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

UNT38

1.33 ± 0.17

Light green

Light yellow

Wavy

Arachnoid

Watery white

Ring like zones

Highly branched

ellipsodal, globose

1.4–3.8

Green

Nine-Pin shape

6.2–10.2 × 2.2–2.9

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

UNS63

1.31 ± 0.16

Light green

Creamish

Wavy

Floccose

White

Concentric zones

Highly branched

ellipsodal, globose

1.5–3.9

Green

Nine-Pin shape

5.8–12.4 × 2.7–3.2

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

UNT13

1.33 ± 0.17

White to green

Light yellow

Wavy

Arachnoid

Watery white

Concentric zones

Highly branched

ellipsodal, obovoid

1.4–3.9

Dark Green

Nine-Pin shape

6.5–11.7 × 2.7–3.5

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

UNT70

1.32 ± 0.16

White to green

Light yellow

Smooth

Floccose to Arachnoid

White

Ring like zones

Moderately branched

ellipsodal, obovoid

1.5–3.8

Light Green

Nine-Pin shape

6.1–12.5 × 2.7–3

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

UNS28

1.31 ± 0.17

Light green

Creamish

Wavy

Floccose

Watery white

Concentric zones

Highly branched

ellipsodal, obovoid

1.4–3.6

Light Green

Nine-Pin shape

5.6–15 × 1.4–3

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

UNS30

1.33 ± 0.17

Light green

Light yellow

Wavy

Floccose

Watery white

Concentric zones

Highly branched

ellipsodal, obovoid

1.3–3.6

Green

Nine-Pin shape

6.8–14.4 × 2.2–3.2

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

NAS46

1.16 ± 0.09

Yellow to green

Light yellow

Wavy

Floccose to Arachnoid

Watery white

Concentric zones

Branched

ellipsodal, obovoid

1.4–3.5

Green

Nine-Pin shape

5.5–13.7 × 1.7–3.2

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

ALS47

1.14 ± 0.09

White to green

Light yellow

Wavy

Floccose

Watery white

Ring like zones

Branched

ellipsodal, obovoid

1.5–3.9

Light Green

Nine-Pin shape

4.5–12.0 × 1.7–3.0

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

UNT09

1.31 ± 0.16

Dark green

Creamish

Wavy

Arachnoid

White

Concentric zones

Moderately branched

ellipsodal, subglobose

1.3–3.9

Dark Green

Nine-Pin shape

3.9–13.7.0 × 1.7–2.9

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

DET02

1.32 ± 0.15

Yellow to green

Light yellow

Wavy

Floccose

White

Concentric zones

Moderately branched

ellipsodal, subglobose

1.5–3.7

Green

Nine-Pin shape

4.5–11.9 × 1.7–2.7

Tending clustered, 2–3 whorls

NAT03

1.16 ± 0.11

Light green

Light yellow

Smooth

Floccose

White

Ring like zones

Branched

ellipsodal, obovoid

1.5–3.7

Green

Sigmoid or hooked

5–12 × 2.2–2.7

Solitary

  1. * Within columns, mean ± SE values with a common letter do not differ significantly (P < 0.05), according to DMRT test