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Show BrentC. Palmer attends Mycological Congress Erent C. Palmer, associate professor of botany at Southern Utah State College, recently attended at-tended the Second International In-ternational Mycological Congress held at the University of South Florida, Tampa. The symposium was established on a world-wide basis for the discussion of all aspects of fungi, the non-green non-green plants such as the yeasts, molds, smuts, and mushrooms. "Mycology is the study of fungi," Dr. Palmer said. "Unlike other plants, fungi are not green and do not make their own food through photosynthesis. They are dependent on either living of dead plants and animals for their food source." The 1,500 persons attending at-tending the week-long congress represented the U.S. and more than 60 other countries. Dr. Palmer was one of four Utah educators in attendance. The First Intermational Mycological Congress was held four years ago in England; the next one is . scheduled to be held in Munich, Germany, Dr. Palmer said. Palmer is a member of the Mycological Society of America. His teaching load at SUSC includes a course in mycology. He and several SUSC students attended a regional gathering of the American Society last October Oc-tober in Oregon, spending several days collection specimens in the dense coniferous forest near Tillamook. SUSC sponsored the regional mycology hunt in 1973. ' The SUSC botanist was accompanied to Florida by his wife Lorraine. |