Botany lecture notes

Lichen Characteristics PPT

Lichens PPT: What are lichens? What is symbiosis? What is the morphology of lichens? What is the ecological significance of lichens? What are Corticolous, Follicolous and Xaxicolous lichens? What are the pigments in lichens? What are the components of Lichens? How lichens are classified? What are Ascolichens, Basidiolichens and Deuterolichens? […]

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Lichen Characteristics

Lichen Characteristics: Lichens are structurally organized permanent symbiotic association between fungi and algae. The fungal component of lichen is called mycobiont and the algal component of lichen is called phycobiont. Theophrastus (371 – 284 BC), who is known as the ‘Father of Botany’, for the first time used the term […]

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