Penicillium is a genus consisting of a group of fungi having around 354 accepted species. It also refers as “Doctor Fungi” as few members of the genus (Penicillium) can produce antibiotic to inhibit the growth of certain bacteria. Penicillium species are ubiquitous, where many produce potential mycotoxins, few produce medically useful antibiotics, and some are …
Mendelian inheritance is an approach that explains the traits are the characters inherit from one generation to another by the discrete units, which later termed as genes. It also refers as “Mendelism” which was introduced by the botanist or an Austrian monk, Gregor Johann Mendel. Sir Mendel was honoured as “Father of Genetics” for his …
Phloem is a complex tissue of a plant which was first introduced by a scientist Nageli in the year 1853. It is a part of the vascular system in a plant cell which involves the translocation of organic molecules from the leaves to the different parts of plants like stem, flowers, fruits and roots. Therefore …
The ovule is a part of a plant which also refers to as “Megasporangium” that forms megaspores which finally develops into a seed after the process of fertilization. The megasporangium is present inside the base of the ovary which extends and give rise to the stalk-like structure called “Style” and finally opens into the Stigma. …
Phototropism in plants is a process where a plant bends in response to sunlight or any other light source for the production of energy to stimulate the growth of the plant. Phototropism is a mechanism that is necessary for the survival of the plant. Therefore, phototropism is the “Survival mechanism” where the plant absorbs as much …
Major Difference: The difference Between Budding and Grafting is due to: The part of Scion In budding, a scion is a bud of the closely related plant which is inserted into the rootstock of the original plant. Whereas in the grafting method, a scion is a stem of a closely related plant which is inserted …
Absorption of water in plants is a vital process which is very important for the growth of plants and other metabolic activities. Water absorption in lower plants takes place by the process of osmosis through the whole plant body. In higher plants, the mechanism of water absorption is through the root hairs. Plants mainly absorb …
Rhizopus is a type of fungus which belongs to the class Zygomycetes because of the fact that it produces zygospore in its sexual reproductive phase. It also refers to bread, black or pin mould. These can reproduce by vegetative, asexual and sexual means followed by fragmentation, sporangiospores and zygospores. Rhizopus is cosmopolitan in distribution. It …
Aspergillus is a common fungus, which is present everywhere, in the soil, air, water etc. or we can say it is present in a wide range of conditions. Therefore, these are ubiquitous in nature. It consists of several 100-500 species among which some are economically important and some are deleterious i.e. pathogenic. It was named …
The difference between dicot and monocot leaf is due to factors like the type of venation pattern and symmetry. Venation pattern: Monocot leaf shows parallel venation, i.e. in this kind of leaves the veins strike parallel to each other. It has isobilateral symmetry, i.e. both the leaf surfaces (ventral and dorsal surface) are similar because …