Question

Describe the life cycle of ergot

Answer 1

Answer:

An ergot kernel, called a sclerotium, develops when a spore of fungal species of the genus Claviceps infects a floret of flowering grass or cereal. The infection process mimics a pollen grain growing into an ovary during fertilization. ... At this stage, alkaloids and lipids accumulate in the sclerotium

Answer 2

Explanation:

An ergot kernel, called a sclerotium, develops when a spore of fungal species of the genus Claviceps infects a floret of flowering grass or cereal. The infection process mimics a pollen grain growing into an ovary during fertilization. ... At this stage, alkaloids and lipids accumulate in the sclerotium.