Fungal Biology [Paperback]

Jim Deacon (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1405130660 | ISBN-13: 978-1405130660 | Publication Date: August 8, 2005 | Edition: 4

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Fungal Biology is the fully updated new edition of this undergraduate text, covering all major areas of fungal biology and providing insights into many topical areas.

• Provides 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Emphasises the functional biology of fungi, with examples from recent research.
  
• Includes a clear illustrative account of the features and significance of the main fungal groups.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“It is the best textbook available for a comprehensive view of the fungi and their importance to the human condition.”
Robert Roberson, Arizona State University

"...fully updated and expanded, and can still (or even better now) serve as an excellent textbook for students."
Persoonia, June 2006

"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."
New Zealand Journal of Botany

From the Back Cover

Fungal Biology 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:

• fungal ultrastructure and the mechanisms of fungal growth
  
• important fungal metabolites, including antibiotics, mycotoxins and immunosuppressants
  
• the molecular techniques used to study fungal populations
  
• fungal genetics and fungal genomes
  
• the significance of fungi in mutualistic and pathogenic interactions
  
• the major methods for controlling fungi, including the fungi that cause diseases of humans and the antifungal drugs used to treat these infections

This 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.

The 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).

The 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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 4 edition (August 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405130660
• ISBN-13: 978-1405130660
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #698,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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