Fungal Resources for Sustainable Economy
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This edited book provides a comprehensive account of the new developments in various facets of fungal biology related to the impact and application of fungi on the sustainable economy. The book consists of 24 chapters distributed under five sections written by active researchers and academicians from India and abroad. The five sections of the book are- 1. Fungi in Sustainable Economy, 2. Fungal Resources: Current and Potential Industrial Applications, 3. Fungal Resources: Current and Potential Agricultural Applications, 4. Fungi and their Secondary metabolites: Implications and 5. Fungi:…mehr

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This edited book provides a comprehensive account of the new developments in various facets of fungal biology related to the impact and application of fungi on the sustainable economy. The book consists of 24 chapters distributed under five sections written by active researchers and academicians from India and abroad. The five sections of the book are- 1. Fungi in Sustainable Economy, 2. Fungal Resources: Current and Potential Industrial Applications, 3. Fungal Resources: Current and Potential Agricultural Applications, 4. Fungi and their Secondary metabolites: Implications and 5. Fungi: Burden to health and Indoor Environment.

The book explores the utility of fungi as food, enzymes, organic compounds, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and agricultural productivity promoter. It also highlights the negative fungal impacts on food production, health and environment. The book is useful to postgraduate students studying mycology, plant pathology, crop protection, agricultural sciences, and plant sciences. In addition, scientists involved in biological and agricultural research, crop management, and various industries that manufacture or utilize fungal products on a small to large scale shall also find the book helpful.

Autorenporträt
Dr. Ishwar Singh, a trained mycologist, has been teaching Botany and researching in the field of Microbiology with a special focus on mycotoxins, and characterization of phytopathogens and their biocontrol for more than 20 years. He was a Visiting Faculty at the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa, USA (2014-15). Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany at Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi (India). Additionally, he is a fellow at Institute of Lifelong Learning (ILLL), University of Delhi, Delhi (India).  He has published more than 30 research papers and articles on various topics of his specialization, edited one book and completed a number of research projects.  He is a member of the editorial board of several journals. He has been the recipient of several honors and awards of which UGC Research Award (2013) and Raman Research Fellowship (2014) are notable ones. Dr. Vijay Rani Rajpal is a Professor in Department of Botany, Hansraj College, Delhi University, Delhi, India, and has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience in working on population biology, phylogenetics, and diversity of plants. She has more than 50 published research papers, review articles, and book chapters and has edited 5 books on molecular diversity, abiotic stress mitigation, improvement of plants and fungal biology published by Springer. She has guided Ph.D. students and successfully completed a number of research projects funded by various agencies of the Government of India. She is a reviewer of several reputed national and international research journals and invited guest editor for thematic issues in international journals. Dr. Shrishail S. Navi is a Research Scientist III, Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Iowa State University (ISU), Ames, Iowa, USA. He has 35 years of research and extension experience in applied Plant Pathology, identification of fungi, management of diseases of row crops. His current focus is on management of major soilborne pathogens of soybean, corn, field pea, and spinach. He has published books, bulletins, and book chapters (16), journal articles on soybean (27), sorghum (29), pearl millet (16), wheat (15), and extension articles on soybean (35). He is a fellow Indian Phytopathological Society, Link Scientist CAB International United Kingdom, Editor of Indian Phytopathology (2015-2020), reviewer of several national and international journals and an invited speaker on management of major soil borne plant diseases (Brazil, China, India, Kenya, Thailand and USA). Prior to joining ISU in 2002, he worked at the ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India for 14 years.