Explain the various types of asexual reproduction in fungi.

Explanation

1. Zoospores : They are flagellate structures produced in zoosporangia (Example : Chytrids)
2. Conidia : The spores produced on condiophores (Example : Aspergillus)
3. Oidia/Thallospores/Arthrospores : The hypha divide and develop into spores called oidia(Example : Erysiphe).
4. Fission : The vegetative cell divide into 2 daughter cells.
(Example : Schizosaccharomyces - yeast).
5. Budding : A small outgrowth is developed on parent cell, which gets detached and become independent. (Example : Saccharomyces-yeast).
6. Chlamydospore: Thick walled resting spores are called chlamydospores. (Example: Fusarium).