This lecture discusses the nutritional types of fungi – saprophytic, parasitic, symbiotic, and predacious. Key topics include macro and micro elements required for fungal growth, sources, essential vitamins, enzymes, metabolic pathways, and ecological roles.
This file provides comparative anatomical descriptions of stems and roots from diverse plant species. It discusses cellular details, tissue types, vascular bundles, secondary growth, and structural adaptations, supporting botanical identification and classification based on internal morphology.
This file details the transport mechanisms in vascular plants, focusing on xylem and phloem tissues. It covers structural features, functions, and the cohesion-tension theory for water transport, as well as pressure interactions and interdependence of xylem and phloem for nutrient and water movement in plant systems.
Fungal Diseases in Humans
Summarizes fungal diseases ranging from superficial to systemic infections, listing causative fungi, transmission modes such as inhalation and contact, and identifies high-risk patient groups including immunocompromised individuals and diabetics.
Parasitic Nutrition in Fungi
Explains parasitic nutrition in fungi whereby fungi derive nutrients directly from living hosts through host penetration, secretion of digestive enzymes, haustoria formation, and describes types of parasitic fungi and examples across plants, insects, and humans.