Authors:J. A. Lucas, R. C. Shattock, D. S. Shaw, Louise R. Co
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: society, british, mycological, plant, pathologists, symposia, irish, pathology, symposium, phytophthora
Number of Pages: 461
Published: 1991-07-26
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 0521400805
ISBN-13: 9780521400800

The subject of this volume is Phytophthora, the organism responsible for many plant diseases, most notably potato blight. This wide-ranging book presents the results of a symposium, and incorporates chapters on the history of potato blight, host-pathogen reactions, systematics and intraspecific variation, molecular and genetic studies, and the development of effective control methods.

Author: G. M. Gadd
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: society, symposia, mycological, british, bioremediation, fungi
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2001-12-03
List price: $180.00
ISBN-10: 0521781191
ISBN-13: 9780521781190

Bioremediation research has concentrated on organic pollutants, although the range of substances that can be transformed or detoxified by microorganisms includes both natural and synthetic organic materials and inorganic pollutants. The majority of applications developed to date involve bacteria, with a distinct lack of appreciation of the potential roles and involvement of fungi in bioremediation, despite clear evidence of their metabolic and morphological versatility. This book highlights the potential of filamentous fungi, including mycorrhizas, in bioremediation and discusses the physiolog

Author: Geoffrey Michael Gadd
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: society, symposia, mycological, british, biogeochemical, cycles, fungi
Number of Pages: 490
Published: 2006-06-12
List price: $202.00
ISBN-10: 0521845793
ISBN-13: 9780521845793

Fungi play important roles in the cycling of elements in the biosphere but are frequently neglected within microbiological and geochemical research spheres. Symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for major transformations and redistribution of inorganic nutrients, while free-living fungi have major roles in the decomposition of organic materials, including xenobiotics. Fungi are also major biodeterioration agents of stone, wood, plaster, cement and other building materials, and are important components of rock-inhabiting microbial communities. The aim of this book is to promote further un

Authors:J. M. Whipps, R. D. Lumsde,
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: mycological, society, symposia, british, growth, fungi, improving, plant, biotechnology
Number of Pages: 313
Published: 1990-08-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 052138236X
ISBN-13: 9780521382366

Based on a British Mycological Society Symposium held in September 1988, this book provides a timely review of the increasingly diverse ways in which fungi are being used to improve plant growth and examines the reasons for the rapid advancement in their commercialization. Reflecting the increasing interest in biocontrol, a significant proportion of the book considers fungi as biocontrol agents, examining their specific use in the control of weeds, parasitic insects, nematodes, and plant pathogenic fungi, as well as covering more general commercial and environmental aspects. Relevant technique

Authors:Susan Isaac, Juliet C. Frankland, Roy Watling, Anthon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: society, symposia, mycological, british, tropical, mycology, aspects
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1994-01-28
List price: $137.00
ISBN-10: 0521450500
ISBN-13: 9780521450508

This book addresses the challenge that the exceptional diversity of tropical fungi present to taxonomists, biochemists, molecular biologists, ecologists, and pathologists. The significance of the many tropical species and ectomycorrhizal associations in nutrient cycling in rainforests, desert ecosystems and aquatic habitats is considered, together with an evaluation of the potential of such fungi in the production of commercially useful, novel metabolites.

Authors:Lynne Boddy, Juliet Frankland, Pieter van West,
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: society, symposia, series, mycological, british, saprotrophic, basidiomycetes, volume, ecology
Number of Pages: 386
Published: 2008-01-12
List price: $171.00
ISBN-10: 0123741858
ISBN-13: 9780123741851

The breadth and depth of understanding of many areas concerning basidiomycetes has incresed dramatically since the premier publication of Frankland et al., Decomposer Basidiomycetes: their Biology and Ecology. New vistas have opened up with the advent of powerful computing, modelling and molecular approaches helping to greatly increase the general understanding of the ecology of basidiomycetes. This is tantamount to understanding the role of fungi in natural ecosystems since they are major agents of decomposition and nutrient cycling. These remarcable advances have been incorporated into this

Authors:David Moore, Marijke M. Nauta, Shelley E. Evans, Maur
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: mycological, society, symposia, british, solutions, conservation, issues, fungal
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2001-07-02
List price: $147.00
ISBN-10: 0521803632
ISBN-13: 9780521803632

Threats to fungi and fungal diversity throughout the world have prompted debates as to how fungi can be conserved. Should it be the site, habitat, or host that is conserved? All of these issues are addressed in this volume, but coverage goes beyond mere debate with constructive guidance for management of nature in ways beneficial to fungi. Different parts of the world experience different problems and a range of examples are presented: from Finland in the North to Kenya in the South, Washington State, USA in the West to Fujian Province, China in the East.