Fig. 2

Comparison of Fop colonization within plant tissues at 5 dpi and at 20 dpi in a susceptible pea cultivar. Each picture shows a section of the plant’s basal stem superficially stained with the commercial ink Parker Blue, indicating fungal presence as a blue coloration. a and c are control plants at 5 dpi and 20 dpi, respectively, while b and d are Fop infected pea plants at 5 dpi and 20 dpi, respectively. The scale bar is 50 μm with 34X magnification