Applied Mycology for Agriculture and Foods

Industrial Applications
Herausgeber: Kumar, Deepak; Singh, Sanjay K.; Sharma, Rohit; Shamim, Md.

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Produktbeschreibung

Provides an update of the status of fungi and advances in conventional and modern molecular tools in identification, taxonomy of fungi, and applications of fungi in agriculture, food development, postharvesting, biological control of crop diseases, biofertilizers, bioremediation, pigments, pharmaceuticals, enzymes, biofuel production, etc.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apple Academic Press Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 524
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 163mm x 243mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1048g
• ISBN-13: 9781774913130
• ISBN-10: 1774913135
• Artikelnr.: 69033511

Autorenporträt

Sanjay K. Singh, PhD, is Scientist and In-Charge, Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), India. With experience of over 25 years in mycology, plant pathology, in vitro culture conservation and applications of fungi, Dr. Singh has been instrumental in establishing the state-of-the-art National Facility for Culture Collection of Fungi, which houses over 5000 indigenous fungal cultures. He has delivered invited lectures, directed extramural and industry-sponsored projects, and guided students for MSc and PhD degrees. A prolific author, he has published many works and organized international and national symposia and conferences. Deepak Kumar, PhD, is Executive Director (R&D) at Nextnode Bioscience Pvt. Ltd., Kadi, Gujarat, India. Previously, he was Director (R&D) and research scientist at the laboratory of Shri Ram Solvent Extractions Pvt. Ltd., Jaspur, Uttarakhand, India. He has published journal articles, books, and book chapters. He has been involved in the production of biofertilizers and biopesticides. He has guided research projects and was a technical consultant for more than a dozen companies for customized technical support. Md. Shamim, PhD, is Assistant Professor cum-Jr.-Scientist in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering at Dr. Kalam Agricultural College, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, India. He is the author or coauthor of journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers. He is an editorial board member of several journals in his field. Dr Shamim formerly worked at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, where he was engaged in heat-responsive gene regulation in wheat. Rohit Sharma, PhD, is a Scientist at the National Centre for Microbial Resource at the National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, Maharashtra, India, where he manages more than 15,000 preserved fungal cultures and provides identification services. Presently, he is focusing on the use of fungal cultures in enzyme production, waste management, antimicrobial properties and other applications in industry. He has published more than 40 papers in national and international journals.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Indian Culture Collections and Fungal Biodiversity Conservation 2.
Fungal Metagenomics: An Emerging Approach to Determine the Imperceptible
Facets of Fungal Diversity 3. Role of Fungi in Eco-Safety and Warfare 4.
Revisiting the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning of Arbuscular
Mycorrhizal Fungi Under Different Agricultural Management Practices and
Environmental Stresses 5. Role of Fungi in Biocontrol of Diseases in Cereal
Crops 6. Entomopathogenic Fungi: A Boon to Alleviate Organic Life Support
Management 7. An Outlook of Nematophagous Fungi and the Underlying
Mechanism of Nematophagy 8. Role of Fungi in Post-Harvest Diseases
Management in Horticultural Crops 9. Fungal Biofertilizers and
Biopesticides and Their Roles in Sustainable Agriculture 10. Pre-Harvest
Management of Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut Through Biocontrol
Products 11. Mushroom: Key to Food Security, Human Health, and Expunging
Environmental Pollution 12. Mushrooms Emerging as Novel Resources of
Potential Prebiotic: An Updated View 13. Strategies in Artificial
Cultivation of Two Entomopathogenic Fungi Cordyceps militaris and
Ophiocordyceps sinensis 14. Role of Filamentous Fungi in the Production of
Antibiotics or Antimicrobial Agents 15. Advances in Fungal Enzymes and
Their Applications 16. Current Status of Bioactive Compounds Derived from
the Endophytic Mycoflora of Azadirachta indica 17. Bio-Prospecting Fungi
for Hydrocarbons with a Potential for Biofuels Production 18. Role of Fungi
in Converting Agro-Residues into Cellulase and Bioethanol