An Introduction to Mycology

Author: Dr. R.S. Mehrotra

Brand: New Age International Pvt Ltd

Edition: 4th

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 714

Release Date: 17-07-2025

Part Number: An Introduction to Mycology-4E

Details: 🔑 Key Features:
🦠 Covers all groups of fungi – from yeasts, molds, mushrooms, slime molds to oomycetes. 🌿 Describes the diversity of fungi, life cycles, diseases to people and plants. 🧬 Discusses current phylogeny of Fungi based on genomics. 📚 Discusses old and current classification systems of Fungi. 🏷️ Discusses classification of kingdom Fungi/Holomycota accepted by Species Fungorum. 🏆 Describes at length the history of mycology highlighting the significant contributions made by the International and National mycologists. 🧬 Explains genetics and alternative genetic systems in Fungi. 🔬 Discusses heterothallism, parasexual cycle, sex hormones, physiological specialization, evolutionary tendencies, and pattern of succession on plant substrates. 📝 Each chapter ends with review questions and selected references.
Fungi-"the hidden engineers of the ecosystem" have existed on Earth for 1.3 billion years before we humans even got here. These fascinating and beautiful eukaryotic, single-celled and multicellular heterotrophic micro-and macroscopic organisms are vital components of nearly all ecosystems impacting soil and human health, longevity and our economy in myriad ways. Advances made in molecular techniques in recent years have paved the way for DNA analysis of various fungal species to be incorporated into fungal systematics and reshaping the classification of the kingdom Fungi. Keeping this in mind and Reader's input, the textbook has been revised.

The Fourth Edition of the textbook "An Introduction to MYCOLOGY" provides up-todate information on the current phylogenetic classification systems of Fungi, including pseudofungi ( i.e., Holomycota ), fungal life cycles, applications and general topics, as per the need of the students.

EAN: 9789360742133

Languages: English