Fig. 2: Different severity of black spots on the adaxial surface of cotyledons of I. hawkeri plants inoculated with P. obducens spores.

Based on the coverage of black spots on the inoculated cotyledon, black spot severity was scored in a scale of 0 to 4. A scale 0, no black spots; B scale 1, black spots covering less than ¼ of the cotyledon; C scale 2, black spots covering ¼ to ½ of the cotyledon; D scale 3, black spots covering ½ to ¾ of the cotyledon; and E scale 4, black spots covering more than ¾ of the cotyledon