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Who among the following is given the honour of 'Father of Modern Mycology'?
Who among the following is given the honour of 'Father of Modern Mycology'?
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The correct option is D De Bary
Heinrich Anton de Bary had extensively researched on algae and higher plants and was considered the father of plant pathology. He was also the founder of modern mycology after his contribution to the life history of fungi. It was in 1886 that De Bary who introduced a general classification of fungi as per evolutionary series. It was believed that algal fungi (Phycomycetes) were the originator of all fungi. Hence the correct option is C
Heinrich Anton de Bary had extensively researched on algae and higher plants and was considered the father of plant pathology. He was also the founder of modern mycology after his contribution to the life history of fungi. It was in 1886 that De Bary who introduced a general classification of fungi as per evolutionary series. It was believed that algal fungi (Phycomycetes) were the originator of all fungi. Hence the correct option is C
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