In this article we will discuss about the features and significance of deuteromycetes. Salient Features of Deuteromycetes: (i) Deuteromycetes occur mostly as saprophytes on a wide range of substrates, but a large number of them are parasites on plants and animals (including humans) and cause a variety of diseases. Leaf- spots, blights, blotch, wilts, rots, […]
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Slime Moulds: Characters, Types and Economic Importance
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Slime Moulds 2. Types of Slime Moulds 3. Economic Importance. Characters of Slime Moulds: Slime moulds were formerly included amongst mycetozoa or fungus-animals. However, they are included in the division of gymnomycota by mycologists. Because of their protistan nature, these microbes are also called protistan […]
Mycoviruses: Discovery, Morphology and Replication
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Discovery of Mycoviruses 2. Morphology of Mycoviruses 3. Replication. Discovery of Mycoviruses: M. Hollings of Glasshouse Crop Research Institute, USA for the first time gave experimental evidence of viruses in cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus causing die-back disease in 1962. The most characteristic and consistent features of mushroom […]