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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437837203321

Titolo

Agricultural Applications / / edited by Frank Kempken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

9783642368219

3642368212

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxv, 393 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

The Mycota, A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi as Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research, , 2945-8056 ; ; 11

Disciplina

630.2795

Soggetti

Agriculture

Industrial microbiology

Microbial genetics

Plant diseases

Microbiology

Nutrition

Industrial Microbiology

Microbial Genetics

Plant Pathology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.