In this article we will discuss about the economic importance of basidiomycetes. Many of the Basidiomycetes are of great economic importance because of their beneficial as well as harmful nature. Some of them are the causative agents of most destructive diseases of our cereal crops. To this category belong the smut diseases of com, wheat, oats, and barley as well [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Occurrence of Claviceps Purpurea 2. Distribution of Claviceps Purpurea 3. Primary Infection Caused 4. Hyphal Structure 5. Differentiation of Sclerotium 6. Dispersal of Sclerotia 7. Germination of Sclerotium 8. Reproduction 9. Host-Parasite Relationship 10. Control of the Disease 11. Economic Importance. Contents: Occurrence of Claviceps Purpurea Distribution of Claviceps Purpurea Primary Infection [...]
In this article we will discuss about the somatic phase of rhizopus stolonifer. This will also help you to draw the structure and diagram of rhizopus stolonifer. Thallus (Fig. 7.1): It consists of numerous, slender, freely branched filaments, the hyphae. The hyphae are tangled and form a fluffy, white mass which makes up the thallus of the fungus. It is [...]