S. No

Isolates

Colony and growth characters on PDA

Characters after 5 days of culturing

Tentative identification of fungal isolates

Colony diameter 5 days after culturing (cm)

1

DIB1

White/fluffy, spreading peripheral part, pinkish central part

Ash colour

Fusarium sp.

4.0

2

DIB2

White/fluffy, spreading peripheral part, pinkish central part

Colourless

Fusarium sp.

3.5

3

DIB3

Black, fluffy with abundant aerial mycelium

Black

Lasiodiploidea sp.

4.0

4

RFRI4

Black, fluffy with abundant aerial mycelium

Black

Lasiodiploidea sp.

1.5

5

RFRI5

White/fluffy, spreading peripheral part, pinkish central part

Colourless

Fusarium sp.

3.5

6

RFRI6

White/fluffy, spreading peripheral part, pinkish central part

Colourless

Fusarium sp.

1.0

7

RFRI7

White/fluffy, spreading peripheral part, pinkish central part

Colourless

Fusarium sp.

1.5

8

AR10

Light Yellow

Dark brown

Chaetomium sp.

3.5

9

AR11

White cottony with black center

Dark brown

Chaetomium sp.

2.0

10

AR12

Black, fluffy with abundant aerial mycelium

Black

Lasiodiploidea sp.

4.0

11

AR13

Large & thick black head Colonies

Yellow

Aspergillus sp.

Colonies

12

AR14

Blue-green or ash/flaky colonies

Orange to red,

wrinkled

Penicillium sp.

Colonies

13

AR15

White cottony with black center

Dark brown

Chaetomium sp.

6.0

14

K1

Large & thick black head Colonies

Yellow

Aspergillus sp.

Colonies

15

K2

Black, fluffy with abundant aerial mycelium

Black

Lasiodiploidea sp.

5.0

16

K3

Large & thick black head colonies

Yellow

Aspergillus sp.

Colonies

17

K4

Black, fluffy with abundant aerial mycelium

Black

Lasiodiploidea sp.

3.5