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Author: David F. Farr
Publisher: American Phytopathological Society
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 1272
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book is divided into three major sections, followed by three indexes and a list of the authors of fungal names.
Author: Vincent Merckx
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-09
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 1461452090
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the course of evolution, several plant lineages have found ways to obtain water, minerals, and carbohydrates from fungi. Some plants are able exploit fungi to such an extent that they lose the need for photosynthesis. The ability of a plant to live on fungal carbon is known as mycoheterotrophy. This intriguing process has fascinated botanists for centuries, yet many aspects of mycoheterotrophy have remained elusive for a long time. Mycoheterotrophy: The Biology of Plants Living on Fungi explores the biology of mycoheterotrophs, offering general insights into their ecology, diversity, and evolution. Written by renowned experts in the field and bolstered with lavish illustrations and photographs, this volume provides a thematic overview of different aspects of mycoheterotrophy. Comprehensive and readily accessible, Mycoheterotrophy: The Biology of Plants Living on Fungi is a valuable resource for researchers and students who are interested in the process of mycoheterotrophy.
Author: Dinesh Chandra Agrawal
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-11-03
Total Pages: 557
ISBN-13: 9811059780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book highlights the latest international research on different aspects of medicinal plants and fungi. Studies over the last decade have demonstrated that bioactive compounds isolated from medicinal fungi have promising antitumor, cardiovascular, immunomodulatory, anti-allergic, anti-diabetic, and hepatoprotective properties. In the light of these studies, the book includes chapters (mostly review articles) by eminent researchers from twelve countries across the globe working in different disciplines of medicinal plants and fungi. It discusses topics such as the prevention of major neurodegenerative and neurotoxic mechanisms by Centella asiatica; the medicinal properties and therapeutic applications of several mushrooms species found in different parts of the world; and fungal endophytes as a source of bioactive metabolites including anticancer and cardioprotective agents. There are also chapters on strategies for identifying bioactive secondary metabolites of fungal origin; the use of genomic information to explore the biotechnological potential of medicinal mushrooms; and solid state fermentation of agro-industrial and forestry residues for the production of medicinal mushrooms. It is a valuable resource for the researchers, professionals and students working in the area of medicinal plants and fungi.
Author: Michael J. Carlile
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Published: 2001-01-09
Total Pages: 814
ISBN-13: 0127384464
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new edition of The Fungi provides a comprehensive introduction to the importance of fungi in the natural world and in practical applications, from a microbiological perspective.
Author: Peter Roberts
Publisher: Ivy Press
Published: 2014-06-30
Total Pages: 1987
ISBN-13: 1782401369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fifth order of the natural kingdom is made up of an estimated 1.5 million species of fungi, found in every habitat type worldwide. The Book of Fungi takes 600 of the most remarkable fleshy fungi from around the world and reproduces each at its actual size, in full colour, and accompanied by a scientific explanation of its distribution, habitat, association, abundance, growth form, spore colour and edibility. Location maps give at-a-glance indications of each species known global distribution, and specially commissioned engravings show different fruitbody forms and provide the vital statistics of height and diameter. Theres a place, too, for readers to discover the more bizarre habits of fungi from the predator that hunts its prey with lassos to the one that entices sows by releasing the pheromones of a wild boar. Mushrooms, morels, puffballs, toadstools, truffles, chanterelles fungi from habitats spanning the poles and the tropics, from the highest mountains to our own gardens are all on display in this definitive work.
Author: Edwin John Butler
Publisher:
Published: 1918
Total Pages: 572
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas S. Elias
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781402767159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a season-by-season guide to the identification, harvest, and preparation of more than two hundred common edible plants to be found in the wild.
Author: Hermann Bothe
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 451
ISBN-13: 0444531084
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Melvin Dennis Bolton
Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 648
ISBN-13: 9781617795015
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncluding reproducible laboratory protocols, this guide to fungal pathogens in plants has been written by expert researchers in the field and includes methods now used to study them, including techniques for model systems such as Arabidopsis thaliana.
Author: Nicholas P. Money
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 0199688788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe variety of the mycological world is far greater than most people imagine. Some fungi kill trees and ravage crops, and pathogenic fungi can infect animals and even humans. But fungi also play crucial roles in ecosystems. They act as agents of wood decay in forests, and symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi are vital to many plants. In this Very Short Introduction Nicholas P. Money explains the essential functions performed by fungi, the importance of studying them to contain fungal diseases, and how fungi are being used in agriculture, biotechnology, and medicine. -- from cover flap.
