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List out the effects of fire to plants.

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(i) Fire has a direct lethal effect on plants.
(ii) Burning scars are the suitable places for the entry of parasitic fungi and insects.
(iii) It brings out the alteration of light, rainfall, nutrient cycle, fertility of soil, pH, soil flora and fauna.
(iv) Some fungi which grow in soil of burnt areas are called pyrophilous.
Example : Pyronema confluens.
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