In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of melampsora with the help of suitable diagrams. Mycelium of Melampsora: The mycelium is intercellular, septate, branched, dikaryotic, subepidermal and usually found within the parenchymatous tissues of the host. Life-Cycle of Melampsora: M. lini infecting several species of Linum is an autoecious rust. Although uredinial and telial stages are very [...]
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. [...]