The below mentioned article provides biology notes on lower fungi. They have comparatively a simple thallus which in some is unicellular and in others filamentous (mycelium). The septa usually remain suppressed in the actively growing vegetative mycelium. They reproduce asexually by sporangiospores (generally motile, rarely non-motile), rarely by conidia. The early mycologists placed the lower fungi in a single class [...]
In this article we will discuss about the brief history of mycology. Beautifully coloured umbrella shaped mushrooms and toad stools growing on soils forming 'fairy rings' attracted Man from the very beginning. One finds references to fungi in Roman and Greek classics. Records of plant diseases could also be found in Vedas and the Bible. Herbals or books containing descriptions [...]
In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of slime mold with the help of a suitable diagram. The life cycle of an endogenous slime mold such as Physarum starts with the germination of a meiospore under favourable conditions. One to four uninucleate haploid biflagellate swarm cells or myxamoebae are released through a slit or pore; the former [...]