Types of Fungi, their Reproductive and Feeding Mechanisms
The fungi are included in the plant kingdom but in many ways they are white different from Green plants. The basic unit of a fungus…
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The Delicacy of Mushrooms and the Fatality of Consuming Amanita Phaloides
Amanita Phaloides is known as the death cap mushroom and is usually found in the wild and closely resembles other edible varieties. This then follows…
Bioremediation As An Alternative in Cleaning Up The Niger Delta
Bioremediation is the use of a micro-organism’s metabolic activities to eliminate and clean up pollutants. Bioremediation would therefore serve as an environmentally friendly alternative in…
Mycorrhizae and the Physiological Relationships of Fungal Associations
It is not always very easy to account for the physiological relationships between fungal associations or the partners of a mycorrhiza. The precise effects of…
Mycorrizal Associations and Fungus Partnerships
The term mycorrhiza describes the association between the roots a higher plant and the fungal mycelium. Such associations exist almost invariably between fungi and the roots…
Saprophytism and the Characteristics of Saprophytes
This is a mode of life exhibited by some fungi and bacteria in which their energy giving and body building requirements are derived from the…