In this article we will discuss about the life cycle and the spore stage of rust fungi. Some of the rusts need two different unrelated hosts to complete their life cycles. These are known as Heteroecious (Hetero = different; cion = Home) rusts and the phenomenon exhibited by them is called Heteroecism. An example of heteroecious rust is Puccinia graminis [...]
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. [...]