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 [...]
The following points highlight the two types of conidia found on free conidiophores. The types are: 1. Thallospores 2. Conidiospores. Type # 1. Thallospores: These are asexual spores formed by the transformation of existing cells of the thallus. These spores are set free by decay or disarticulation of the parent hyphae but not by a process of abstraction. Thallospores may [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Genus of Alternaria 2. Mycelium of Alternaria 3. Reproduction. Genus of Alternaria: The form-genus Alternaria occurs universally. It has several form-species. Many of these are encountered with as contaminants in laboratory media and on petri-dish cultures. In nature the alternarias grow mostly as saprophytes on plant debris and dying plant parts and [...]