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- Attack lignin (brown)
- Leave cellulose (white)
- Deciduous Trees |
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Definition
- Attack cellulose (white)
- Leave lignin (brown)
- Conifers |
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Term
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Definition
1) Bark - dead; armor
2) Phloem - alive; sugar transport
3) Cambium - alive; cell generator
4) Sapwood - dead; water transport
5) Heartwood - dead; support |
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Definition
1) Wound
2) Bacteria
3) Pioneer fungi (Ascomycetes)
4) Fungal rotters/decayers (Basidiomycetes) |
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Term
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Definition
| Compartmentalization of Decay in Trees |
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Term
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Definition
- Tree species
- Vigor
- Wound |
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Term
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Definition
Chromated Copper Arsenate
-wood preservative
- carcinogenic, banned in 2003 |
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Term
| Mycorrhizal Relationships |
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Definition
- Fungus collects phosphorus for Plant
- Plant provide sugars, support for Fungus |
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Term
| Ectotrophic vs. Endotrophic Mycorrhizae |
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Definition
Ecto -outside roots; store sugars as glycogen
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Endo - inside roots; arbuscules; young tissue |
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Term
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Definition
- South America
- Collect leaf litter to feed fungus
- Fungus = food source for Queen/Larvae
-4 castes:soldiers,workers,media-workers,minima
- Leucocoprinus or Leucoagaricus |
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Term
| Fungal Pathogen of Ant Fungal Gardens |
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Definition
- Escovopsis weberi
- Ants use Streptomyces spp. as antibiotic |
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Term
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Definition
| -cuplike tibia collects fragrant compounds from orchids and fungi, use for mating |
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Term
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Definition
- Africa
- Fungus helps to digest wood fibers that termites cannot
- feed on salivary secretions from workers |
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Term
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Definition
Similar: obligate mutualism; prevent fruiting
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Differences: location;
--Termites have: king, diff. fungi species, eat food on spot, A/C architecture |
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Term
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Definition
Symbiotic (or parasitic) association (not mutualism) between fungi (95%) and algae (5%)
- Fungus obtains waters/minerals
- Alga conducts photosynthesis
- Fungus determines shape: crustose; foliose; squamulose; fruticose
- good environmental indicators |
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Term
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Definition
| plants living on other plants |
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Term
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Definition
- Sulfur dioxide contamination
- Lichens absorb pollutants until death
- Elk Herd Poisioning in Wyoming |
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Term
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Definition
- proved fungus-like organism caused Late Potato Blight
- "Father of Modern Plant Pathology/ Mycology" |
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Term
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Definition
- stopped shipment of infected Cherry trees from Japan
-USDA Asst. Pathologist
- Increased US National Fungal Collections 10 fold. |
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Term
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Definition
- Introduced Crop Rotation
- Bordeaux Mixture enhancement
- Founded American Phytopathological Society |
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Term
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Definition
- Mycologists; Border Patrol Agents
- Detect fungal pathogens and intercept at the border |
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Term
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Definition
- founder of Fungi Perfecti
- "6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World"
- prolific author |
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Term
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Definition
1) Golf Courses
2) Athletic Fields
3) Home Lawns |
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Term
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Definition
- liquid ($$$)
- granular
- microparticular granular applications |
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Term
| Alternatives to Fungicides in Turfgrass |
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Definition
1) Cultivar/Species Mixtures
2) Bio-Control
3) Synthetic Turf
4) Paint Bermuda in Winter
5) Lower Standards |
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Term
| Aspergillosis of Seafan Corals |
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Definition
- Aspergillus sydowii
- Fungus attacks coral polyps
- Global Warming --> more conducive to fungal growth
- Pollution --> more inoculum |
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Term
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Definition
- Native Garifuna, reliant on Coconut
- caused by Mycoplasma, spread by leafhoppers blown by Hurricane Gilbert
- overfished nearby freshwater bay |
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Term
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Definition
- Solid, Liquid, Gas
- Ethanol sources: corn, soybeans, grains, switchgrass (not eaten)
- Cellulosic Ethanol |
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Definition
- San Francisco Bay, 2007
- Oyster mushrooms used to degrade oil collected in human hair mats |
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