This genus includes a dozen or more species of which the best known and almost cosmopolitan one is Clavieps purpurea. It is commonly known as the ergot fungus, and is a parasite on the ovaries of rye (Secale cereale) and on several members of Gramineae. During its development on the host plant the fungus produces […]
Claviceps of the Family Hypocreaceae | Fungi | Botany
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Reproduction in Peziza | Ascomycetes | Fungi | Botany
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In this article we will discuss about the modes of reproduction in peziza which belongs to class ascomycetes. The mycelium generally grows in soils rich in organic matter, or in decaying wood. The mycelia filaments are divided by septa into multinucleate cells and the branching is extensive. Peziza reproduces both asexually and sexually. Excepting the […]
Reproduction in Pyronema | Ascomycetes | Fungi | Botany
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In this article we will discuss about the modes of reproduction in pyronema which belongs to class ascomycetes. The vegetative body of the fungus is a mycelium which is made up of superficially growing, very sparsely branched hyphae. The hyphal cells are rather short and multinucleate. Pyronema reproduces both asexually and sexually. During asexual reproduction […]