Author(s):

Sunil Kulkarni and Raja

Abstract: Cultural studies of Colletotrichum truncatum causal agent of anthracnose of greengram on different solid media showed that the potato dextrose agar was best followed by oat meal agar for the growth and excellent sporulation. Among the various liquid media used maximum dry mycelial weight and excellent sporulation was observed in Richard’s medium followed by Czapeck’s medium. The growth phase study revealed that there was increase in the dry mycelial weight of fungus upto 15 days of incubation and there was decrease in growth for 17^th day onwards.

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