Mycology

Mycology is closely related to phytopathology: the study of plant diseases. Historically, mycology was a branch of Botany. Pioneer mycologists were Elias Magnus Fries, Christian Hendrik Persoon, Anton de Bary and Lewis David von Schweinitz.

mycology The study of fungi.
mycoplasma See phytoplasma.
mycorrhizae Beneficial fungi that infect plant roots and increase their ability to take up nutrients from the soil.

See also: Plant, Fungi, Nematode, Fungus, Parasitic