The below mentioned article provides a short note on lycoperdon which grows on the rotting wood or in soil. Mycelium of Lycoperdon: The primary mycelium produced by the germination of the basidiospore consists of short, uninucleate cells. It grows on the rotting wood or in soil. It is short-lived and soon changes into the dikaryotic mycelium by hyphal fusion and [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Habit and Habitat of Polyporus 2. Mycelium of Polyporus 3. Economic Importance of Polyporus. Habit and Habitat of Polyporus: It is a cosmopolitan genus including about 50 species. All grow parasitically on the roots, trunks and larger branches of trees. They are common on dead or dying, standing or fallen tree trunks. [...]
The below mentioned article provides a note on puccinia. The genus includes about 3,000 species. Of these 147 have been reported from India. All are internal parasites attacking angiosperms. Only the spore masses are visible externally. Some of them such as Puccinia graminis tritici (Black stem rust of wheat) are of great economic importance as they cause destructive rust diseases [...]