Botany lecture notes

General Characteristics of Fungi PPT

General Characteristics of Fungi PPT: What are fungi? How fungi differ from other plants? What is mycelium and hyphae? What is dolipore septum? How fungal cell wall is different from the cell wall of other plants? How mitosis in fungi is different from other eukaryotes? What is meant by dikaryotization? […]

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methods of sexual reproduction in fungi

Reproduction in Fungi- Part-3: Sexual Reproduction

Fungi reproduce by vegetative, asexual and sexual methods. This post describes the Process of Sexual Reproduction in Fungi. Sexual reproduction takes place in all groups of fungi except Deuteromycetes. Fungi may be monoecious (bisexual) or dioecious (unisexual). Moneoecious species produce two sex organs (male and female) in the same thallus, […]

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Spores in fungi

Reproduction in Fungi- Part-2: Asexual Reproduction

Fungi reproduce by vegetative, asexual and sexual methods. This post describes the various types of Asexual Reproduction in Fungi. About 20% fungi propagate only by asexual means. Asexual reproduction take places during favorable condition by the formation of a variety of spores. Such spores produced by asexual reproduction are called […]

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how fungi reproduce vegetatively

Reproduction in Fungi- Part-1: Vegetative Reproduction

Vegetative Reproduction in Fungi Fungi reproduce by vegetative, asexual and sexual methods. This post describes different types of Vegetative Reproduction in Fungi. Vegetative reproduction helps to increase the number of individuals in the population. Vegetative Reproduction in Fungi Ø  Vegetative reproduction in fungi occurs by: (1). Fragmentation (2). Fission (3). […]

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