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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446323803321

Titolo

Applied mycology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mahendra Rai and Paul Dennis Bridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2009

ISBN

1-282-25745-5

9786612257452

1-84593-535-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RaiMahendra

BridgeP. D

Disciplina

579.5

Soggetti

Mycology

Fungi

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Overview; Part II: Environment, Agriculture and Forestry; Part III: Food, Food Products and Medicine; Part IV: Biotechnology and Emerging Science; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The fungal kingdom consists of a wide variety of organisms with a diverse range of forms and functions. This title covers chapters including discussions of fungal associations in the environment, agriculture and forestry, long established and novel applications of fungi in fermentation, and the use of fungi in the pharmaceutical industry.