Question

Giving examples to illustrate your answer, describe what is meant by the term mycoparasitic fungus, and outline how these fungi help support plant health and may be important natural aids in food crop production.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mycoparasitic Fungus:

Mycoparasitic fungus is a term used for the fungus those have capabilities to live on other fungus. Mainly mycoparasitic fungus having two types first is necrotrophs and second type is biotrophs.

For Example: Most popular and most usable species is Trichoderma.

Use of mycoparasitic fungus:

Mycoparasitic fungus is use in mainly food crop production. Because this fungus have the capability to live on other fungus. In modern time use of pesticides and insecticides in huge amount. Due to it a large number of side effects of has occurred. To reduce this pesticides effect mycoparasitic fungus used in crops or other plants.

Trichoderma is the most important species that worldwide used by many countries like America, India, Sweden, Germany etc.

Function of Trichoderma:

Trichoderma species is a most common sub type of necrotrops mycoparasitic fungus. It is toxic in nature. It kills the other fungus in very short period of time and all covers the all-around plant sides in a very short time.

Trichoderma has found in old mashrooms and rotting plants. It kills the total destructive fungus for the plant and worked as solider to protect the plant from other disease causing fungus. This species mainly use for commercial mashrooms crop.

In recent time a study had took place on mycoparasitic fungus in America. A strong result shown during this study.

Reason behind this study:

The main reason behind this study was identified the more species of mycoparasites fungus. Because it is the main key to avoid use of pesticides and avoid the diseases of plants as well as increase the crop production.

The other main reason to use this fungus is avoid those plant which cause the diseases in human being. Because pesticide is the main reason of cause any disease in human being.