20 μL of spore suspension were combined with 100 μL crude extract, MOLP fraction or sterile distilled water (control). The tubes were incubated at 20 °C in the dark for 3 days. Germination was appraised by visual assessment of macroscopic growth in the tube on a 0–4 scale were 0 = no germination/growth and 4 = complete germination/growth. The experiments consisted of randomized complete block designs with three replicates.