Mycology and Phytopathology

Unit-1

• The World of Fungi and Their Significance
• General Characteristics of True/Allied Fungi Part-1
• General Characteristics of True/Allied Fungi-Part-2

Unit-2

• Fungi- Classification
• Chytridiomycetes

Unit-3

• Zygomycota

Unit-4

• Ascomycota- Introduction
• Morphology and life cycles of Saccharomyces and Peziza
• Morphology and life cycles of Aspergillus and Penicillium
• Morphology and Life cycle of Neurospora and Alternaria

Unit-5

• Basidiomycota- Introduction
• Morphology and life cycle of Puccinia and the symptoms of Smuts
• Morphology and life cycle of Agaricus
• Mushroom Cultivation

Unit-6

• Slime molds, Plasmodium

Unit-7

• Oomycota

Unit-8

• Lichens
• Mycrorrhizal associations in plants

Unit-9

• Phytopathology