In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of morchella with the help of suitable diagrams. Mycelium of Morchella (Fig. 12.3C): It is inconspicuous but extensive and subterranean. It grows a few inches deep in the soil and thus hidden from view. The mycelium consists of a mass of loosely interwoven branched hyphae. The hyphae ramify through the [...]
In this article we will discuss about the reproduction in ascobolus with the help of suitable diagrams. Mycelium of Ascobolus: The mycelium of the fungus is well developed and ramifies in the substratum forming complex hyphal masses. The mycelium is septate with multinucleate cells and branched. The complex hyphal mass absorbs the food material from the substratum and supplies to [...]
In this article we will discuss about the sexual reproduction in coprobia with the help of suitable diagrams. It varies in different species of Humaria. In Coprobia granulatus only the female sex organ is developed. It is called the ascogonium. The antheridium is lacking. The mature ascogonium is a multinucleate, oval structure. It has no trichogyne. It is borne at [...]