Fungal biotechnology in agricultural, food, and environmental applications /

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Imprint:New York : Marcel Dekker, 2004.
Description:xii, 509 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language:English
Series:Mycology series ; 21
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5364883
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Other authors / contributors:Arora, Dilip K.
Bridge, P. D.
Bhatnagar, Deepak.
ISBN:0824747704 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • I. Agricultural Biotechnology
  • 1. Biotechnological Approaches in Plant Protection: Achievements, New Initiatives, and Prospects
  • 2. Chemical Identification of Fungi: Metabolite Profiling and Metabolomics
  • 3. Isozyme Analysis in Fungal Taxonomy, Genetics, and Population Biology
  • 4. Molecular Methods for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Fungi
  • 5. The Application of Molecular Markers in the Epidemiology of Plant Pathogenic Fungi
  • 6. Molecular Biology for Control of Mycotoxigenic Fungi
  • 7. Biotechnological Potential of Entomopathogenic Fungi
  • 8. Biotechnological Potential of Ergot Alkaloids
  • 9. Fungi as Plant Growth Promoter and Disease Suppressor
  • 10. Challenges and Strategies for Development of Mycoherbicides
  • 11. Biofungicides
  • 12. Molecular Biology of Biocontrol Trichoderma
  • 13. The Biological Control Agent Trichoderma from Fundamentals to Applications
  • 14. Biological Control of Fungal Diseases on Vegetable Crops with Fungi and Yeasts
  • 15. Control of Postharvest Disease of Fruits Using Microbes
  • 16. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Plant Disease Control
  • 17. Commercialization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Biofertilizer
  • 18. Control of Nematodes by Fungi
  • II. Food and Feeds
  • 19. Fungi in Food Technology: An Overview
  • 20. Fungi and Fermented Food
  • 21. Production of Edible Fungi
  • 22. Mycoprotein and Related Microbial Protein Products
  • 23. Genetic Variability of Yeast in Wine Fermentation
  • 24. Yeast in the Dairy Industry
  • 25. Flavors and Aromas
  • 26. Antifungal Food Additives
  • 27. Molecular Detection of Fungi in Foods and Feeds
  • 28. The Role of Spoilage Fungi in Seed Deterioration
  • 29. Mycotoxins
  • 30. Genetics and Biochemistry of Mycotoxin Synthesis
  • III. Environmental Biotechnology
  • 31. Cellulose Degradation by Fungi
  • 32. The Importance of Wood-Decay Fungi in Forest Ecosystems
  • 33. The Biodegradation of Lignocellulose by White Rot Fungi
  • 34. Biomineralization of Heavy Metals
  • 35. Decoloration of Industrial Wastes and Degradation of Dye Water
  • 36. Bioconversion of Distillery Waste
  • 37. Degradation of Hydrocarbons by Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi
  • 38. Biodegradation of Azo Dyes by Fungi
  • 39. Fungal Degradation of Explosives
  • 40. Restoration of Mycorrhizae in Disturbed Arid Ecosystems
  • Index