Economic Botany

Mycoderm bacteria are used in conversion of sugar and sugary materials into acetic acid/vinegar.

Amanita (genus) is a toxic  and  psychoactive fungus. It is commonly called as fly agaric and  because of its extreme toxicity it is called “death trap”

Boletus (genus) is the mushroom which is tasty and  edible. It was depicted by Elias Magnus Fries in the year 1821

Penicillium fungi are used in production of antibiotics Penicillin (PCN or pen). Penicillin antibiotics are very historically important as it was the first drug depicted for many severe diseases like syphilis.

Cephaleuros is parasitical thalloid algae, which is known as red rust. It causes “Red blight disease”.

Ulva are green algae, commonly known as sea lettuce. They are used in salad  and  soup  and edible of human being.

Chara is a green alga, it looks like land plants due to the stem-like and  root-like morphology. They are common in fresh water and used to kill mosquito larvae.

Azolla (genus) is an aqueous fern which is capable of nitrogen fixation, so that it is used as a biofertiliser in agriculture.

Brown algae called Kelp are the nautical multicellular algae rich in Iodine and  Potash. It plays major role in aquatic ecosystem both as food  and  the habitat they create.

Streptomycin is used in production of antibiotic drugs,  which can not be taken orally. It must be used as intracellular injection on a regular basis.

Cryptococcus neoformans causes different human diseases such as meningitis and brain tumor which is encapsulated yeast, susceptible both within plants’ animals’ body. Sometimes it may found in excrement of pigeon.

It causes destruction of different domestic objects. It is chemoheterotrophic in nature. It causes some other diseases like leptospirosis, Lyme disorder and syphilis.

Vitamin-B (Riboflavin) is obtained from Clostridium bacteria,  which is especially important for medicinal uses.

Xanthomonas oryzae, species of proteobacteria is responsible for causing leaf blight of rice. Rice is its important host.

Rhizopus stolonifer is used in production of lactic acid. It is leakage fungus which causes mild aqueous rot in fruits and vegetables. Aspergillus niger is used in production of citric acid. It is fungus causes black mold, Penicillium camemberti is a fungus species used in production of paneer, cheese, etc. Hydroxybutanedioic acid is the IUPAC name of malic acid which is dicarboxylic acid, sour to taste and mainly used as food supplement. Saccharomyces is another fungus that includes different yeast as well. Saccharomyces is used in production of Ethyl Alcohol by fermentation.

Helminthosporium oryzae is a fungus causes brown rust. All species of Puccinia graminis obligate plant pathogen and causes black rust. Alternaria solani is a harmful fungus causes early blight of potato. Phytiphtoria infestans is an oomycete which causes late blight diseases. Macrophomina phaseoli botryosphaeriaceae fungus causes Stem rot diseases

Kindbergia oregano is a bryophyte, which is not suitable for eating by maximum animals acts as hydrologic buffer by absorption  and causes precipitation by evaporation. It also includes accumulation of nutrients and their release.

Brassica campestris is mustard which has numerous cultivated subspecies. Chlorinated Polyethylene is the common name of rubber and abbreviation of CPE. It is mainly used in hose lining. Corchorus capsularis is jute, which is mild, elongated, bright vegetable fiber. Granulated sugar is also known as white sugar, typically used form of sugar. It is mostly often found in every home's and used in regular homemade items. Camellia sinensis is tea, tropical conifer shrub. It is mostly cultivated in India, china and Japan.

Lobaria oregano is a cyanolichen helps in nitrogen fixation by converting atmospheric nitrogen into usable forms for green plants.

Aspergillus flavus is a pathogenic fungus with cosmopolitan distribution  which secretes a poisonous fluid called aflatoxin that causes contamination of food.