Revised and updated in accordance with modern taxonomic proposals, this edition offers a well-documented, logical and clear explanation of the structure and classification of fungi along with an introduction to physiological, biochemical, genetic and ecological data. The taxonomic approach provides a framework with predictive value. Therefore, the discussions of the numerous activities of fungi that directly or indirectly impact other living things, including humans, are discussed in the context of their close relatives. Contains scores of illustrations, life cycle drawings, tables and new photographs.
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Revised and updated in accordance with modern taxonomic proposals, this edition offers a well-documented, logical and clear explanation of the structure and classification of fungi along with an introduction to physiological, biochemical, genetic and ecological data. The taxonomic approach provides a framework with predictive value. Therefore, the discussions of the numerous activities of fungi that directly or indirectly impact other living things, including humans, are discussed in the context of their close relatives. Contains scores of illustrations, life cycle drawings, tables and new photographs.
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A classic introduction with a focus on plant pathology.,
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Last month I began browsing my 1962 edition of Introductory Mycology. Lo and behold I read through the whole book over a weekend. This book was our bible for the Mycology 100 course in grad school. I was noticing how good the narrative and drawings were in this classic. The book is not a glitzy tome so common in textbooks today. Each class of fungi is dealt with separately and there are extensive references at the end of each chapter. Of course because of the date of my edition some of the references are dated. However, the basic science here is solid and presented in a pedagogical manner. The chapter on class Basidiomycetes deserves special mention. The basidium development narrative is just superb. If you have an interest in fungi and want to delve deeper into this important living group then get this book. It will serve you well for years to come just as it has done for me.
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Excellent reference text for fungi,
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The text is a good introduction to fungi with several excellent black and white pictures and illustrations. The text also contains an extensive glossary of mycological terms. However, as other reviewers have indicated, the text appears to be written for people with at least a general biology background. As a microbiologist, I find this book to be a perfect reference for fungi.
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More intermediate than introductory Micology,
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This textbook is designed and geared towards individuals with already a basic understanding of fungi. Unlike the title, one should be acquinted with basic terminology so that the reading is more instructive and helpful. Once a basic understanding is established, this book can be a great aid when exploring the world of fungi either scientifically or for leisure purposes only. The figures are very useful and the book is well organized and easy to follow.
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Three and one-half millennia ago, so the legend goes, the Greek hero Perseus, in fulfillment of an oracle, accidently killed his grandfather, Acrisius, whom he was to succeed on the throne of Argos. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ascogenous cells, conidial species, secotioid forms, centrum development, ascogenous system, hamathecial tissues, rostrate dehiscence, endosporous myxomycetes, hypogeous forms, mucronate hyphopodia, apothecial development, arthric conidia, ascus apices, fissitunicate ascus, individual hyphal compartments, spermatial function, sorocarp formation, unispored sporangiola, hypocrealean fungi, ascocarp development, ascus apex, somatic hyphae, conidium development, ascomycete systematics, ascus vesicle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Three and one-half millennia ago, so the legend goes, the Greek hero Perseus, in fulfillment of an oracle, accidently killed his grandfather, Acrisius, whom he was to succeed on the throne of Argos. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ascogenous cells, conidial species, secotioid forms, centrum development, ascogenous system, hamathecial tissues, rostrate dehiscence, endosporous myxomycetes, hypogeous forms, mucronate hyphopodia, apothecial development, arthric conidia, ascus apices, fissitunicate ascus, individual hyphal compartments, spermatial function, sorocarp formation, unispored sporangiola, hypocrealean fungi, ascocarp development, ascus apex, somatic hyphae, conidium development, ascomycete systematics, ascus vesicle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, North America, United States, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, The Fungal Holomorph, American Phytopathological Society, Carol Gubbins Hahn, Boca Raton, The Fungal Community, General Characteristics, Handbook of Lichenology, Kreger-van Rij, National Research Council of Canada, Torrey Bot, The Expanding Realm of Yeast-Like Fungi, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, San Diego, The Cereal Rusts, Handbook of Protoctista, Southeastern Publishing Corporation, Beth Richardson, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor New!
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- Evolutionary Biology of the Fungi: Symposium of The British Mycological Society Held at the University of Bristol April 1986 (British Mycological Society Symposia) by A. D. M. Rayner on 16 pages
- Ainsworth and Bisby's Dictionary of Fungi by P. M. Kirk on 10 pages
- The Expanding Realm of Yeast-Like Fungi: Proceedings of an International Symposium on the Perspectives of Taxonomy, Ecology and Phylogeny of Yeasts A (CBS symposia series) by G.S. De Hoog on 9 pages
- Zoosporic Plant Pathogens: A Modern Perspective by S. T. Buczacki on 7 pages
- Electron Microscopy of Plant Pathogens by K. Mendgen on 6 pages
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- The Diversity and Evolution of Plants by Lorentz C. Pearson on 4 pages
- Field and Laboratory Guide to Tree Pathology, Second Edition by Robert O. Blanchard in Front Matter, page 49, and Back Matter
- Plant Pathology: Concepts and Laboratory Exercises by Mark T. Windham on page 176, and page 179
- Chemical Fungal Taxonomy by Frisvad on page 242, and page 243
- Introduction to Plant Pathology by Richard N. Strange on page 112, and Back Matter
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