Figure 3 in New insights on the impact of earthworm extract on the growth of beneficial soil fungi: species-specific alteration of the nematophagous fungal growth and limitation of an entomopathogenic fungus

Figure 3. Evaluation of vegetative growth, conidial production and germination in the fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum exposed to two earthworm extracts: fresh earthworm (FE), earthworms devoid of intestinal contents (EDG) and two conventional media: potato dextrose agar (PDA), and brain heart infusion agar (BHI). A. Cumulative growth from 3 to 18 days according to conventional and earthworm-based media. B. Cumulative growth as a function of concentration and earthworm-based medium. C. Conidia production (×10⁵ conidia/mL) according to conventional and earthworm-based media. D. Conidia production (×10⁵ conidia/mL) according to concentration and earthworm-based medium. E. Percent germination on conventional and earthworm-based media. F. Percent germination as a function of concentration and earthworm-based medium. Concentrations are equivalent to C1 = 40 g/L, C2 = 20 g/L, C3 = 10 g/L, and C4 = 5 g/L. Results of one-way ANOVA (A, C, E) or two-way ANOVA (B, D, F), and differences are significant at Tukey's test (HSD) and groups "a", "b" and "c".