Figure 1

Morphological characteristics of Pestalotiopsis fici and its biotrophic growth in a tea branch. A) and B), Culture on PDA; C) Typical conidia; D – F) Longitudinal sections of a tea branch 7 days after inoculation with P. fici hyphae; D) Fluorescent micrograph of tea and hyphae; E) Brightfield micrograph of D); F) Overlay of fluorescent and brightfield micrographs; G – I) Cross sections of a tea branch 7 days after inoculation with P. fici hyphae; G) Tea branch and hyphae; H) Brightfield micrograph of G); I) Overlay of fluorescent and brightfield micrographs. Scale bar = 10 μm in C and 50 μm in D – I.