17 different strains of Colletotrichum, Fusarium and Lasiodiplodia species were used (Table 1), isolated from symptomatic fruit, purified, and preserved by CIRAD. Isolates were maintained on potato dextrose agar (PDA) (Difco, France) at 30°C for
7 days before use.
Antimicrobial Activity
1. Culture Technique. A 5-mm diameter agar plug containing mycelia and spores of the fungus (inoculum) was aseptically collected from the edge of each actively growing fungal colony for each species.