Define Stolon - Types of Hyphae?
Microscopically, hyphae are aseptate and coenocytic. There are 3 kinds of hyphae:
(a) Stolon - These grow horizontally on substratum surface. Stolon runs horizontally for some distance and then arches over so that its tip touches the substratum and forms node-like structure from which fresh stolon arise. These hyphae help in the spread of the mycelium.