Temporal pattern of colonization of Foc 2 in both susceptible (JG62) and resistant (Digvijay) cultivars of chickpea.

<p>R- Root, S- Shoot, LR- Lower Root, MR- Middle Root, UR- Upper Root. <b>A.</b> (1–3 dpi) Surface colonization in both susceptible and resistant cultivars. <b>B.</b> (4–6 dpi) Transverse sections (TS) of root depicting entry of fungus in vascular bundle only in JGI. <b>C.</b> (8 dpi) Transverse sections of lower and middle roots showing increasing amount of fungus in vasculature of JGI while only few fungal mass seen in DVI only in LR. <b>D.</b> (10–12 dpi) Transverse sections of all lower, middle, upper roots of JGI reveal higher fungal mass in vascular tissue with few fungal mycelia reaching stem also. However, little fungal mass can be seen till cortex region of TS of LR in DVI with remaining TSs of MR, UR and Stem are clear.