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Agricultural Applications

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  • A completely updated and revised new edition
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Richly illustrated
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Mycota (MYCOTA, volume 11)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Food and Fodder

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. 1 Genetics and Genomics of Cultivated Mushrooms, Application to Breeding of Agarics

      • Jean-Michel Savoie, Marie Foulongne-Oriol, Gérard Barroso, Philippe Callac
      Pages 3-33
    3. 2 Fungal Spoilage of Crops and Food

      • Jan Dijksterhuis, Jos Houbraken, Robert A. Samson
      Pages 35-56
  3. Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Detoxification

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
    2. 4 Fungal Toxins of Agricultural Importance

      • Richard D. Johnson, Yasunori Akagi, Damien J. Fleetwood, Donald M. Gardiner, Motoichiro Kodama, Carolyn A. Young et al.
      Pages 75-113
    3. 5 Organopollutant Degradation by Wood Decay Basidiomycetes

      • Yitzhak Hadar, Daniel Cullen
      Pages 115-141
  4. Biology, Disease Control and Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
    2. 6 Biological Control of Weeds with Fungi

      • Harry C. Evans
      Pages 145-172
    3. 7 Disease Management of Phoma Infections

      • Johannes Wöstemeyer
      Pages 173-198
    4. 8 Biology, Diversity, and Management of FHB-Causing Fusarium Species in Small-Grain Cereals

      • Rayko Becher, Thomas Miedaner, Stefan G. R. Wirsel
      Pages 199-241
    5. 9 Ecological and Economical Importance of Parasitic Zoosporic True Fungi

      • Kerstin Voigt, Agostina V. Marano, Frank H. Gleason
      Pages 243-270
  5. Symbiontic Fungi and Mycorrhiza

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271
    2. 10 New Insights into Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis Evolution and Function

      • Claire Veneault-Fourrey, Francis Martin
      Pages 273-293
    3. 11 Ectomycorrhiza-Specific Gene Expression

      • Erika Kothe, Ines Schlunk, Dominik Senftleben, Katrin Krause
      Pages 295-312
  6. Phytopathogenicity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 313-313
    2. 12 Rust Fungi: Achievements and Future Challenges on Genomics and Host–Parasite Interactions

      • Diana Fernandez, Pedro Talhinhas, Sébastien Duplessis
      Pages 315-341
    3. 13 The Biotrophy–Necrotrophy Switch in Fungal Pathogenesis

      • Ralf Horbach, Holger B. Deising
      Pages 343-360
    4. 14 Pectin as a Barrier and Nutrient Source for Fungal Plant Pathogens

      • Lisha Zhang, Jan A. L. van Kan
      Pages 361-375

About this book

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; fungal secondary metabolites and detoxification; biology, disease control and management; symbiontic fungi and mycorrhiza; and phytopathogenicity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universität Kiel Botanisches Institut, Kiel, Germany

    Frank Kempken

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Softcover Book USD 299.99
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