Progress in Mycological Research
Ecology of Macrofungi: An Overview
1st Edition
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By Kandikere Sridhar, Sunil Deshmukh
May 27, 2025
Macrofungi have significant importance in human health, particularly in nutrition, medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and industries. They occupy a variety of ecosystems such as terrestrial (agricultural lands, forests and deserts), freshwater (bogs and marshes) and maritime (mangroves and ...
Truffles: Diversity, Ecology and Biotechnology
1st Edition
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By Kandikere Sridhar, Sunil Deshmukh
April 11, 2025
Truffles are hypogeous ectomycorrhizal ascomycetous edible mushrooms distributed worldwide in terrestrial ecosystems, including deserts, as non-timber forest products. They are seasonal and have a short shelf life. Owing to their nutraceutical value, truffles are in high demand and valuable. Of the...
Bioprospects of Macrofungi: Recent Developments
1st Edition
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By Sunil Deshmukh, Kandikere Sridhar, Hesham Ali El Enshasy
January 30, 2025
The discipline of mycology is a fascinating one. It has a major influence on the nutrition, health and environmental safety of mankind. Cultivation of edible and non-edible mushrooms for nutrition, pharmaceuticals, biopolymers and biocomposites will open up new avenues in research as well as the ...
The Role of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Agriculture
1st Edition
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By Sunil Deshmukh, Kandikere Sridhar
January 27, 2025
Entomopathogenic fungi are economically important fungi from environmental, agricultural, and human health perspectives. They are an alternative to chemical pesticides. They can also be used as biostimulants and biological control agents for mosquitoes and other insects. These fungi are also known ...
Fungal Biotechnology: Prospects and Avenues
1st Edition
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By Sunil Deshmukh, Kandikere Sridhar, Susanna M. Badalyan
November 29, 2024
Traditional studies in mycology mainly deal with damage caused by fungi, for instance, diseases of plants, animal ailments, air-borne pathogens, decomposition of wood and production of mycotoxins in food. Applied mycology focuses on the fermentation of foods (flours, bakery products, cheese and ...
Advances in Cordyceps Research: Prospects and Avenues
1st Edition
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By Kandikere Sridhar, Sunil Deshmukh, Shin-Yee Fung, Shivannegowda Mahadevakumar
November 07, 2024
The genus Cordyceps and allied species, such as entomopathogenic fungi, mainly parasitize insects and other arthropods and have been known since ancient times. They are a source of hundreds of metabolites of medicinal significance used in drug discovery and drug development. The book reviews the ...
Advances in Macrofungi: Industrial Avenues and Prospects
1st Edition
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By Kandikere R. Sridhar, Sunil K. Deshmukh
September 25, 2023
Large scale cultivation of macrofungi is possible with fermentation, using easily accessible lignocellulosic agricultural residues applying economical methods to generate substantial biomass, food and biofuels. Bioconversion of lignocellulosic wastes by macrofungi generates value-added fungal ...
Advances in Macrofungi: Pharmaceuticals and Cosmeceuticals
1st Edition
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By Kandikere R. Sridhar, Sunil Deshmukh
September 25, 2023
Large scale cultivation of macrofungi is possible with fermentation, using easily accessible lignocellulosic agricultural residues utilising economical methods to generate substantial biomass, food and biofuels. Bioconversion of lignocellulosic wastes by macrofungi generates value-added fungal ...
Advances in Macrofungi: Diversity, Ecology and Biotechnology
1st Edition
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By Kandikere Ramaiah Sridhar, Sunil Kumar Deshmukh
March 31, 2021
Advances in Macrofungi: Diversity, Ecology and Biotechnology discusses the diversity and ecology of edible, toxic, medicinal and mycorrhizal macrofungi; the impact of ectomycorrhizal fungi in terrestrial ecosystems, ectomycorrhizal complex in Boreal forests and commercial application of Pseudotsuga...
Fungi: Applications and Management Strategies
1st Edition
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By Sunil K. Deshmukh, J. K. Misra, Jalpa P. Tewari, Tamas Papp
March 31, 2021
The book deals with the application of fungi and the strategic management of some plant pathogens. It covers fungal bioactive metabolites, with emphasis on those secondary metabolites that are produced by various endophytes, their pharmaceutical and agricultural uses, regulation of the metabolites,...
Fungi From Different Substrates
1st Edition
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By J. K. Misra, Jalpa P. Tewari, Sunil Kumar Deshmukh, Csaba Vágvölgyi
December 18, 2020
The book is comprised of more than a dozen chapters on fungi from different substrates including fossilized leaves. It discusses association of fungi occurring on important plants, some animals, and saprophytic substrates. Besides the taxonomic information, some ecological aspects like distribution...
Systematics and Evolution of Fungi
1st Edition
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By J. K. Misra, J. P. Tewari, S. K. Deshmukh
January 17, 2012
The nanosciences encompass a variety of technologies ranging from particles to networks and nanostructures. For example, nanoparticles have been proposed to be suitable carriers of therapeutic agents whilst nanostructures provide suitable platforms and scaffolds for sub-micro bioengineering. This ...