Table 1. Frequency of aerial mycelial growth and colony density of Fusarium xylarioides (Gibberella xylarioides) isolates collected in
southeast and southwest forest coffee sites of Ethiopia and incubated on potato sucrose agar under 12 h light/dark cycle at 22 ± 1°C.
Forest coffee site Aerial growth of mycelia (%) Mycelia density (%)
Slightly raised Raised Appressed Slightly dense Dense
Harenna (n= 6)1
66.7 33.3 0 83.3 16.7
Bonga (n= 5)1
80 0 20 100 0
Berhane-Kontir (n= 5)1
80 0 20 100 0
Yayu (n= 8)1
80 0 20 88.9 11.1
Jimma (n= 3)2
100 0 0 100 0
Gera (n= 3)3
100 0 0 100 0
Mean and SD 84.5 ± 13.1 5.6 ± 13.6 10 ± 10.9 95.4 ± 7.4 4.6 ± 7.4
n = number of isolates from each locations, 1
forest coffee, 2
semi-forest and 3
plantation coffee. SD = standard deviations.