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Fungi and their Role in Sustainable Development: Current Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Praveen Gehlot

    1. Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India

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  2. Joginder Singh

    1. School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India

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  • Starts with basic elementary concepts and elaborate the advanced prospective of latest findings in the field of fungus and their uses
  • Elaborated and expressive tables and figures with concise information
  • Presents self-contained chapters that enable the reader to explore role of fungi in sustainable development
  • Suggest future research avenues in the field of fungal diversity, uses, technology and sustainability

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Sustainable Cultivation and Conservation Strategies of Fungi

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cultivation, Conservation and Medicinal Significance of Macrofungi

      • S. K. Singh, Rakesh Pathak
      Pages 3-22

    3. Fungi as Biocontrol Agent: An Alternate to Chemicals

      • Sangeeta Singh, Shiwani Bhatnagar, Sunil Choudhary, Bindu Nirwan, Kuldeep Sharma
      Pages 23-33

    4. Incredible Role of Fungi in Various Fields for Sustainable Development

      • Tulika Mishra, Gunjan Mukherjee
      Pages 35-49

    5. The Biological Promises of Endophytic Muscodor Species

      • Mahiti Gupta, Vineet Meshram
      Pages 51-74

    6. Slime Moulds: The Tiny Charmers

      • Anubha Pathak, Sharda Vaidya
      Pages 75-89

    7. Fungal Biotechnology: Role and Aspects

      • Debjani Mukherjee, Simranjeet Singh, Mohit Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Shivika Datta, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal
      Pages 91-103

  3. Sustainable Aspects of Fungi in Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Fungal Endophytes: Role in Sustainable Agriculture

      • Pratibha Vyas, Anu Bansal
      Pages 107-120

    3. Fungal Endophytes and Their Secondary Metabolites: Role in Sustainable Agriculture

      • Anamika, Samiksha Joshi, Manvika Sahgal, Sharda Sahu, Anil Prakash
      Pages 121-146

    4. Agricultural Important Microorganisms: From Rhizosphere to Bioformulation as Biological Control Weapons for Sustainable Agriculture

      • Gunjan Mukherjee, Pannalal Dey, Sunny Dhiman
      Pages 147-158

    5. Recruit the Plant Pathogen for Weed Management: Bioherbicide – A Sustainable Strategy

      • Manish Mathur, Praveen Gehlot
      Pages 159-181

    6. Mycopesticides: Fungal Based Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture

      • S. Bhuvaneswari Manivel, G. Subashini Rajkumar
      Pages 183-203

    7. Multifactorial Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in Agroecosystem

      • U. N. Bhale, S. A. Bansode, Simranjeet Singh
      Pages 205-220

    8. Strategic Approaches for Applications of Entomopathogenic Fungi to Counter Insecticide Resistance in Agriculturally Important Insect Pests

      • V. Ambethgar
      Pages 221-254

    9. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi As Phosphate Fertilizer for Crop Plants and Their Role in Bioremediation of Heavy Metals

      • Arun Arya, Shalini Ojha, Simranjeet Singh
      Pages 255-265

    10. Fungal Community in Mitigating Impacts of Drought in Plants

      • Richa Raghuwanshi
      Pages 267-281

    11. Role of Fungi As Biocontrol Agents for the Control of Plant Diseases in Sustainable Agriculture

      • D. U. Gawai
      Pages 283-291

    12. Fungal Disease Management in Chickpea: Current Status and Future Prospects

      • Sarvjeet Kukreja, Neha Salaria, Kajal Thakur, Umesh Goutam
      Pages 293-309
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About this book

This book illustrates the multiple roles of fungi in everyday life. Fungi are the large group of organisms with tremendous diversity and economic importance. Their ability to produce commercially efficient useful products makes them the vulnerable sustainable tool for the future generation. This book describes a systems approach and provides a means to share the latest developments and advances about the benefits of fungi including their wide application, traditional uses, modern practices, along with designing of strategies to harness their potential. The chapters are organized with data, providing information related to different sustainable aspects of fungi in agriculture, its cultivation and conservation strategies, industrial and environmental utilization, advanced bioconversion technologies and modern biotechnological interventions. Updated information and current opinion related to its application for sustainable agriculture, environment, and industries as futuristic tools havebeen presented and discussed in different chapters. The book also elucidates a comprehensive yet a representative description of the challenges associated with the sustained application of fungi to achieve the goals of sustainability.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India

    Praveen Gehlot

  • School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India

    Joginder Singh

About the editors

​Dr. Praveen Gehlot is Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India. He did his Ph.D. from JNV University Jodhpur, under the able guidance of Prof. D.K. Purohit. He has about 18 years of teaching and research experience. He has been an awardee of Young Scientist under FAST Track Scheme by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and later worked as a Pool-Officer of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Earlier, he taught at Budha Institute of Technology and Science Research College, Jodhpur and Government Bangor PG College, Pali, Rajasthan and subsequently served as an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Dr. Gehlot has successfully completed three major research projects sponsored by UGC, DST and CSIR. He has published more than 75 research papers, book chapters and review articles in journals of international and national reputeand has edited three books entitled “Pyrenomycetes Fungi”, “Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi” and “Microbes: In Action” published by AgroBios, India. He attended several International and National Seminars, Symposia, Conferences and chaired technical sessions. He is an active member of various scientific societies, including Mycological Society of India, Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, India, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Science Congress Association.

Dr. Joginder Singh Panwar is presently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. Previously, he has worked as Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University in Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. His research interest is to explore different efficient strategies towards bioremediation and phytoremediation of pollutants from water and soil. Presently, he is working on designing and development of cleanup technology (biofilters) for in-situ bioremediation of textile industrial effluents. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations including, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists, Indian Society for Radiation Biology, and European Federation of Biotechnology. Till now, he has published more than 60 research and review articles in the peer-reviewed journals and authored or co-authored numerous books and book chapters.

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