{"product_id":"fungal-biology-isbn-9781405130660","title":"Fungal Biology","description":"\u003cb\u003eVisit the accompanying website from the author at www.blackwellpublishing.com\/deacon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFungal Biology\u003c\/i\u003e is the fully updated new edition of this undergraduate text, covering all major areas of fungal biology and providing insights into many topical areas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides insights into many topical areas such as fungal ultrastructure and the mechanisms of fungal growth, important fungal metabolites and the molecular techniques used to study fungal populations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the interactions of fungi that form the basis for developing biological control agents, with several commercial examples of the control of insect pests and plant diseases.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasises the functional biology of fungi, with examples from recent research.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a clear illustrative account of the features and significance of the main fungal groups.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface. \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: the fungi and fungal activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The diversity of fungi and fungus-like organisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Fungal structure and ultrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Fungal growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Differentiation and development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Fungal nutrition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Fungal metabolism and fungal products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Environmental conditions for growth, and tolerance of extremes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Fungal genetics, molecular genetics, and genomics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Fungal spores, spore dormancy, and spore dispersal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Fungal ecology: saprotrophs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Fungal interactions: mechanisms and practical exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Fungal symbiosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Fungi as plant pathogens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Fungal parasites of insects and nematodes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 \"The moulds of man\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Principles and practice of controlling fungal growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystematic Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index\u003c\/p\u003e  “It is the best textbook available for a comprehensive view of the fungi and their importance to the human condition.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Roberson, Arizona State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...fully updated and expanded, and can still (or even better now) serve as an excellent textbook for students.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePersoonia, June 2006\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"My very positive impression of this book has prompted me to prescribe it as the text for the undergraduate mycology paper at the University of Otago. I think the book will inspire students by giving them an appreciation of the wide scope of experimental mycology, and I would thoroughly recommend it to readers who want a thorough expose of the wonderful world of fungi.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Journal of Botany\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJim Deacon\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh, and has 35 years of teaching experience in the field of plant–microbe–fungal interactions. He has published over 100 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, been an invited keynote speaker at international symposia and congresses around the world, and acted as consultant to biotechnology companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFungal Biology\u003c\/i\u003e is the fully updated new edition of this undergraduate text, covering all major areas of fungal biology and providing insights into many topical areas such as:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003efungal ultrastructure and the mechanisms of fungal growth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eimportant fungal metabolites, including antibiotics, mycotoxins and immunosuppressants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe molecular techniques used to study fungal populations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efungal genetics and fungal genomes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe significance of fungi in mutualistic and pathogenic interactions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe major methods for controlling fungi, including the fungi that cause diseases of humans and the antifungal drugs used to treat these infections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition also focuses on the interactions of fungi that form the basis for developing biological control agents, with several commercial examples of the control of insect pests and plant diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text is illustrated with many diagrams and tables that summarize key points, and with many high-quality images (available in color to download free via www.blackwellpublishing.com\/deacon and for instructors on CD-ROM).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe emphasis throughout is on the functional biology of fungi, with several examples from recent research. The book also includes a clear illustrative account of the features and significance of the main fungal groups.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989266415845,"sku":"NP9781405130660","price":163.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405130660.jpg?v=1761783442","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fungal-biology-isbn-9781405130660","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}