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What is plasmogamy?

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Answer: Plasmogamy is just a step there in sexual reproduction of fungus where protoplasm of 2 genetic material (typically from the mycelia) fuses even without fusing of nuclei, putting 2n nuclei very close to one another in the single cell. Following this phase is karyogamy, in which the atomic nuclei combine and then go through meiosis to form spores.