Forest Fungi
Author: Ahmed M. Abdel Azeem
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2024-09-04
Total Pages: 556
ISBN-13: 0443188718
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForest Fungi: Biodiversity, Conservation, Mycoforestry and Biotechnology explores sustainable option aspects of forest fungal research, from the selection of hosting plants, isolation, identification, fermentation, identification of secondary metabolites, omics-tools for better understanding the plant–fungus Interactions. Forests are the world’s greatest repository of terrestrial biomass, soil carbon and biodiversity. They provide a variety of provisioning, supporting, regulatory and cultural ecosystem services, which are crucial for the survival of human beings. Fungi play key roles in forest ecosystems as mutualists, saprobes and pathogens. Focuses on the biodiversity of forest fungi and their potential biotechnological application for sustainable development Includes high quality illustrations and figures for enhanced ease of understanding the process mechanism