METHOD: Visual Examination CONDITIONS: Growth Chamber - 14h light at about 25 klux, and 23C METHOD NARR: Plants were inoculated by dipping roots in V. dahliae microsclerotia suspension for 15 minutes. Plant height, survival andms were evaluated every month for 2 months starting 16 days after inoculation. Fungal samples were extracted from the stems 110 days after inoculation. The number of CFU was scored and calculated per gram of fresh tissue.nalysis, determination of ploidy level, morphology and male fertility, and frost tolerance were also evaluated. RESULTS NARR: After 1 month cmm showed some reduction in growth but later recovered. Very limited fungal coloniz