“…Nevertheless, hypertrophy, cell wall degradation, losses of turgor pressure in the cells, and rot was observed in stem internal tissues. These symptoms are likely a sign of enzymatic activity produced by the fungus (Ortíz, et al, 2014;Köller, et al, 1982;Bateman & Basham, 1976 produce extracellular enzymes such as amylase, lipase, cellulase, protease, and lacase. Some similar symptoms of cell degradation have been reported in wheat infected by F. culmorum and F. graminearum (Jackowiak, et (Meiting & Shaosheng, 2010), potato infected by F. roseum (Mullen & Bateman, 1975), and maize infected by F. graminearum (Gao, et al, 2004).…”