BOT702: Advances in Mycology 6 credits (40-10-10)

Objectives

To equip students with advanced techniques in studying fungi, their economic ecological uses.

Contents

The fungal spore; Reproductive biology of fungi; physiology-methods in determining nutritional requirements of fungi; effect of environmental factors on growth and sporulation; enzyme production and assay; screening for antibiotics; readings in mycology and antibiotic sceening.

Prerequisite:

BOT201; B0T411; BOT602