Fern plants. Like all other vascular plants, the diploid sporophyte is the dominant phase or generation in the life cycle. The gametophytes of ferns, however, are very different from those of seed plants. They are free-living and resemble liverworts, whereas those of seed plants develop within the spore wall and are dependent on the parent sporophyte for their nutrition. A fern gametophyte typically consists of: Ferns first appear in the fossil record in the early Carboniferous period. By the Triassic, the first evidence of ferns related to several modern families appeared. The great fern radiation occurred in the late Cretaceous, when
Curran Singh Ferns of Sport Men's Football Program, and shortly after represented Melbourne Victory FC Youth which competes in the National Youth League. At Melbourne Victory FC Youth and the Football Federation Victoria National Training Centre he was coached and mentored by Mehmet Durakovic. In 2011, Ferns began playing senior football in the Victorian Premier League with Bentleigh Greens and later played in the then new Australian National Premier Leagues competition with Hobart Zebras and Brisbane City. During 2015, Ferns left Australia to trial with Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia and was signed for Johor Darul Ta'zim II