In this article we will discuss about the reproduction in ascomycetes. This will also help you to draw the structure and diagram of reproduction in ascomycetes. Asexual Reproduction in Ascomycetes: The Ascomycetes reproduce asexually by fission, budding, fragmentation, arthrospores, chlamydospores or conidia. A new individual may be produced directly by budding or by budding spores known as blastospores which on [...]
In this article we will discuss about the range and development of ascocarps. The fructifications or fruit bodies or ascocarps of the Ascomycetes are structures containing asci surrounded by, or enclosed within, protective tissue—peridium. Their general structure, conditions of growth and shape are extremely variable. Ascocarps may occur singly or in groups, and may be superficial, erumpent (bursting through the [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Ascomycetes 2. Occurrence and Economic Importance of Ascomycetes 3. Somatic Structures 4. Phylogeny. Introduction to Ascomycetes: The Ascomycetes and the Basidiomycetes are commonly known as higher fungi. They include fungi which possess much complexity of structure. The Ascomycetes, or sac fungi, as they are commonly known, are characterized by the [...]