In this article we will discuss about the features of homobasidiomycetidae. 1. Form large conspicuous fructifications called basidiocarps. 2. The septal pore is a complex dolipore septum with parenthesomes. 3. The basidium develops directly from a terminal cell of a dikaryotic hypha. 4. It is simple, unseptate, typically club-shaped or cylindrical. 5. With a few exceptions the basidium shows no [...]
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. [...]