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Chapter 23 Outline
CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNGI
CLASSIFICATION OF FUNGI
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Fungi
ROLE OF FUNGI IN THE ENVIRONMENT
A CLOSER LOOK 23.1: LICHENS: ALGAL-FUNGAL PARTNERSHIP
Decomposers—Nature’s Recyclers
A CLOSER LOOK 23.2: DRY ROT AND OTHER WOOD DECAY FUNGI
Mycorrhizae: Root-Fungus Partnership
PLANT DISEASES WITH MAJOR IMPACT ON HUMANS
Late Blight of Potato
Rusts—Threat to the World’s Breadbasket
Corn Smut—Blight or Delight
Dutch Elm Disease—Destruction in the Urban Landscape |
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