Fusarium
Fusarium :- 1. Classification:- Kingdom:- Myceteae Division:- Am astigomycota Sub division:- Deuteromycotina Class:- Deuteromycetes Sub-class:- Hyphomycetidae Order:- Moniliales Family:- Tuberculariaceae Genus:- Fusarium 2. Habit and Habitat:- > Fusarium is represented by large number of species which occur both in temperate and tropical regions of the world. > Majority of the species are saprophytic, some are mild facultative parasite while some species are parasitic and cause serious diseases like wilt or ‘rot’ of economically important plants. 3. Thallus Structure:- > Mycelium is branched, sepate, hyaline or coloured, inter-or intracellular and uninucleate to multinucleate. > Hyphae invade the tracheids and vessels of xylem, ramify there, produce toxic substances and block them completely. As a result the plants wilt and die. 4. Reproduction:- It takes place by the formation of asexual spores. These are...