In this article we will discuss about the economic importance of ascomycetes. The saprophytic Ascomycetes such as yeasts, blue molds and green molds which are cosmopolitan in their distribution are of great value to man. They play an important role in the production of food and medicine. The yeasts ferment sugar to produce alcohol and carbon dioxide. The entire brewing [...]
In this article we will discuss about the economic importance of penicillium. Penicillia are of tremendous economic importance. They cause considerable damage to leather goods, fabrics and furniture. Under damp conditions the wood of doors, windows and household furniture gets covered with a profuse growth of this fungus which spoils the wood. During damp and warm weather this fungus appears [...]
The following points highlight the fourteen salient features of morchella. 1. Morchella is a saprobic discomycete. The mycelium is inconspicuous and underground. It consists of a mass of loosely interwoven septate hyphae. The cells are multinucleate. 2. The so-called morels (guchhi) are the aerial fructifications or ascocarps of the fungus. 3. The mature ascocarp varies in height from 25 to [...]