In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of plasmopara with the help of suitable diagrams. Mycelium of Plasmopara: It is freely branched and coenocytic. The hyphae are numerous and vary in size. The fungus is strictly intercellular (Fig. 6.36 H). Some of the hyphae give off lateral outgrowths which penetrate the host cells and swell inside to [...]
In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of albugo with the help of suitable diagrams. Mycelium of Albugo: It is well developed and consists of branched, aseptate, coenocytic hyphae. The hyphae live and ramify in the intercellular spaces of the susceptible host tissue. The hyphal wall contains cellulose and not chitin. The hyphal protoplasm is granular and [...]
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 [...]