The following points highlight the eight major importance of lichens. The importance are: 1. Early Colonisers 2. Food 3. Dyes 4. Perfumes 5. Medicines 6. Air Pollution 7. Fires 8. Damaging Buildings. Importance # 1. Early Colonisers: Lichens are early or pioneer colonisers of barren dry and naked rocks, cliffs, mountains and new terrains. During […]
Importance of Lichens: 8 Importance (With Diagram)
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The below mentioned article provides a paragraph on Mycorrhizae. The mutually beneficial or symbiotic association of a fungus with the root of a higher plant is known as mycorrhiza. Mycorrhizal roots often show a wooly covering of fungal hyphae. The shape is different from normal root— tuberous, nodulated, coralloid. Root cap and root hairs are […]
Lichens: Definition, Structure and Reproduction (With Diagram)
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In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Definition of Lichens 2. Structure of Lichens 3. Relationships 4. Reproduction. Definition of Lichens: Lichens are dual organisms or entities which contain a permanent association of a fungus or mycobiont and an alga or phycobiont. The fungal partner is usually an Ascomycota and sometimes, a basidiomycete. The […]
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