. The fungi which cause plant disease . Plant diseases; Fungi. A Fig. 120. — Asper- gillus, conidio- phore. After Fig. 121. — Penicillium, showing a conidio- phore; a, producing chains of conidia, c; «, three spores more highly magnified. After Longyear. cause injury to fruit in the tropics; for example, A. ficuum, Reich, on figs; A. phoenicis Pat. & Del. on dates. Penicillium Link '* (p. 167) The ascocarp is much as in the last genus, with the asci 4 to 8-spored. It may develop directly from the mycelium or with the intervention of a sclerotial stage. The characteristic conidiophor
. The fungi which cause plant disease . Plant diseases; Fungi. A Fig. 120. — Asper- gillus, conidio- phore. After Fig. 121. — Penicillium, showing a conidio- phore; a, producing chains of conidia, c; «, three spores more highly magnified. After Longyear. cause injury to fruit in the tropics; for example, A. ficuum, Reich, on figs; A. phoenicis Pat. & Del. on dates. Penicillium Link '* (p. 167) The ascocarp is much as in the last genus, with the asci 4 to 8-spored. It may develop directly from the mycelium or with the intervention of a sclerotial stage. The characteristic conidiophore serves to distinguish the genus by its mode of branching. Fig. 121. Instead of being apically swollen as in the preceding genus it branches repeatedly, the branches bearing terminal sterigmata and giving the conidiophore the appearance of a brush; hence the name. For species see page Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stevens, Frank Lincoln, 1871-1934. New York : Macmillan
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