spo·ro·carp

(spôr′ə-kärp′)

1. A multicellular structure in which spores or spore-producing structures are formed, as in many fungi and slime molds.

2. A similar structure in certain ferns, such as the water clovers.

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sporocarp

(ˈspɔːrəʊˌkɑːp; ˈspɒ-)

1. (Botany) a specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori

2. (Botany) the spore-producing structure in certain algae, lichens, and fungi

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spo•ro•carp

(ˈspɔr əˌkɑrp, ˈspoʊr-)

n.

(in higher fungi, lichens, and red algae) a multicellular structure in which spores form.

[1840–50]

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sporocarp - specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia

spore case

reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction

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Ectomycorrhizal fungal sporocarp diversity and discovery of new taxa in Dicymbe monodominat forests of the Guiana Shield.

Fungos ectomicorrizicos em plantacoes de nogueira-peca e o potencial da truficultura no Brasil/Ectomycorrhizal fungi in pecan orchards and the potential of truffle cultivation in Brazil

(2016) reported similar laticifers in mantle and sporocarp while investigating the ECM formed by Lactifluus.

Studies on Ectomycorrhiza: An Appraisal

Most of the mushrooms consumed in Nigeria are picked from the wild by rural dwellers when environmental conditions favour their sporocarp formation (Aremu et al., 2009) and sold at high price in local markets; there is no record of any significant cultivation.

Bioactivity Studies on Two Wild Edible Mushrooms Extracts

The submerged leaf bears the spore-producing organs, which consist of a sori surrounded by an indusium globose ("sporocarp"; De La Sota, 1962).

Biomass allocation and nutrients balance related to the concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus in Salvinia auriculata (Salviniaceae)/Alocacao de biomassa e o Balanco de nutrientes relacionados a concentracao de nitrogenio e fosforo em Salvinia auriculata (Salviniaceae)

As deciduous trees mobilize nutrients from the canopy and sequester them into the roots in preparation for leaf senescence, mycorrhizal associates respond with a late season flush of sporocarp production.

Terrestrial macrofungi of Illinois old-growth prairie groves

Sporocarp development of Pleurotus tuberregium (Fr) singer under different watering system.

Cultivation performance of Pleurotus pulmonarius in Maiduguri, North Eastern Nigeria, using wood chippings and rice straw waste

Comparative morphology of reproductive structures in heterosporous water ferns and a reevaluation of the sporocarp. Int.

Bibliografia Botanica Iberica, 2006 Pteridophyta

In each treatment plot, mycorrhizal production was assessed by measuring sporocarp, root tip colonization, and extramatrical hyphal production.

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The sporocarp of the water fern, also known in Australian English as 'nardoo', was partly blamed for the death of Burke and Wills, who perished in 1861 after living on it almost exclusively (Smyth 1878:216-17).

Australian ethnobotany: an overview

For example, chronosequence studies frequently fail to consider fragmentation and fungal sporocarp production, both of which may transfer substantial quantities of relatively N-rich organic matter to the forest floor (Harmon et al.

Nitrogen transformations in fallen tree boles and mineral soil of an old-growth forest