Agricultural Applications

This volume covers the high relevance of fungi for agriculture. It is a completely updated and revised second edition with fourteen excellent chapters by leading scientists in their fields and offers a comprehensive review of the latest achievements and developments. Topics include: Food and fodder;...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kempken, Frank. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:2nd ed. 2013.
Series:The Mycota, A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi as Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research ; 11
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36821-9
Table of Contents:
  • Genetics and Genomics of the Cultivated Mushrooms, Application to Breeding of Agarics
  • Fungal Spoilage of Crops and Food
  • Genetics, Biosynthesis and Regulation of Aflatoxins and other Aspergillus flavus Secondary Metabolites
  • Fungal Toxins of Agricultural Importance.-Organopollutant Degradation by Wood Decay Basidiomycetes
  • Biological Control of Weeds with Fungi
  • Disease Management of Phoma Infections
  • Biology, Diversity and Management of FHB-Causing Fusarium Species in Small-Grain Cereals
  • Ecological and Economical Importance of Parasitic Zoosporic True Fungi
  • New Insights into Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis Evolution and Function
  • Ectomycorrhiza-Specific Gene Expression
  • Rust Fungi: Achievements and Future Challenges on Genomics and Host-Parasite Interactions
  • The Biotrophy  Necrotrophy Switch in Fungal Pathogenesis
  • Pectin as a Barrier and Nutrient Source for Fungal Plant Pathogens.