Fungal Biotechnology in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Applications

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Dilip K. Arora
CRC Press, Dec 17, 2003 - Science - 524 pages
Contributions from 80 world-renowned authorities representing a broad international background lend Fungal Biotechnology in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Applicationsfirst-class information on the biotechnological potential of entomopathogenic fungi and ergot alkaloids, applications of Trichoderma in disease control, and the d
 

Contents

Biotechnological Approaches in Plant Protection Achievements New Initiatives and Prospects
vii
Chemical Identification of Fungi Metabolite Profiling and Metabolomics
7
Isozyme Analysis in Fungal Taxonomy Genetics and Population Biology
21
Molecular Methods for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Fungi
33
The Application of Molecular Markers in the Epidemiology of Plant Pathogenic Fungi
31
Molecular Biology for Control of Mycotoxigenic Fungi
41
Biotechnological Potential of Entomopathogenic Fungi
51
Biotechnological Potential of Ergot Alkaloids
63
Mycoprotein and Related Microbial Protein Products
193
Genetic Variability of Yeast in Wine Fermentation
201
Yeast in the Dairy Industry
213
Flavors and Aromas
225
Antifungal Food Additives
231
Molecular Detection of Fungi in Foods and Feeds
231
The Role of Spoilage Fungi in Seed Deterioration
241
Mycotoxins
255

Fungi as Plant Growth Promoter and Disease Suppressor
73
Challenges and Strategies for Development of Mycoherbicides
79
Biofungicides
91
Molecular Biology of Biocontrol Trichoderma
101
The Biological Control Agent Trichoderma from Fundamentals to Applications
103
Biological Control of Fungal Diseases on Vegetable Crops with Fungi and Yeasts
111
Control of Postharvest Diseases of Fruits Using Microbes
127
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Plant Disease Control
137
Commercialization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Biofertilizer
145
Control of Nematodes by Fungi
153
Fungi in Food Technology An Overview
163
Fungi and Fermented Food
169
Production of Edible Fungi
179
Genetics and Biochemistry of Mycotoxin Synthesis
265
Cellulose Degradation by Fungi
285
The Importance of WoodDecay Fungi in Forest Ecosystems
295
The Biodegradation of Lignocellulose by White Rot Fungi
313
Biomineralization of Heavy Metals
327
Decoloration of Industrial Wastes and Degradation of Dye Water
331
Bioconversion of Distillery Waste
339
Degradation of Hydrocarbons by Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi
345
Biodegradation of Azo Dyes by Fungi
355
Fungal Degradation of Explosives
365
Restoration of Mycorrhizae in Disturbed Arid Ecosystems
375
Index
385
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Dilip K. Arora is a Director with the National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, New Delhi, India, as well as Professor of Microbiology and Mycology at the Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. The author or coauthor of over 90 research papers, review articles and book chapters in international scientific journals and books, he serves on the editorial boards of more than a half dozen journals and has helped organize numerous conferences and symposia worldwide. Dr. Arora is the coeditor of Chemical Fungal Taxonomy; Handbook of Applied Mycology, V.1: Soils and Plants; V.2: Humans, Animals and Insects; V.3: Foods and Feeds and V.5: Mycotoxins in Ecological Systems (all titles, Marcel Dekker, Inc.). His current research interests include molecular interaction between fungi and molecular detection of plant pathogenic fungi. Dr Arora received the M.Sc. (1974) and Ph.D. (1977) degrees in botany from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

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