Fungi Bio-prospects in Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Nano-technology

Volume 1: Fungal Diversity of Sustainable Agriculture

Vijay Kumar Sharma, Maulin P. Shah, Shobhika Parmar, Ajay Kumar, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Maulin P. Shah, Shobhika Parmar, Ajay Kumar, Maulin P. P Shah

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9780128213940
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128213957
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Microbiology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Fungi bio-prospects in sustainable agriculture, environment and nanotechnology is a three-volume series that has been designed to explore the huge potential of the many diverse applications of fungi to human life. The series unveils the latest developments and scientific advances in the study of the biodiversity of fungi, extremophilic fungi, and fungal secondary metabolites and enzymes, while also presenting cutting-edge molecular tools used to study fungi. Readers will learn all about the recent progress and future potential applications of fungi in agriculture, environmental remediation, industry, food safety, medicine, and nanotechnology. Volume 1 will cover the biodiversity of fungi and the associated biopotential applications. This volume offers insights into both basic and advanced biotechnological applications in human welfare and sustainable agriculture. The chapters shed light on the different roles of fungi as a bio-fertilizer, a bio-control agent, and a component of microbial inoculants. They also focus on the various applications of fungi in bio-fuel production, nano-technology, and in the management of abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and metal toxicity. - Provides a deep understanding of fungi and summarizes fungi's various applications in the fields of microbiology and sustainable agriculture - Describes the role of fungal inoculants as biocontrol agents, and in improved stress tolerance and growth of plants

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Endophytic fungi: A review of survival strategies that influence the biodiversity studies associated with biopotential products
• Chapter 2. Evaluation of phylloplane fungal flora and host plants in the Southern Western Ghats
• Chapter 3. Fungal endophytes from seaweeds and bio-potential applications in agriculture
• Chapter 4. Fungal endophytes: Entry, establishment, diversity, future prospects in agriculture
• Chapter 5. Fungal endophytes, biodiversity and biopotential applications
• Chapter 6. The role of fungi in abiotic stress tolerance of plants
• Chapter 7. Phytopathogenic fungi and their biocontrol applications
• Chapter 8. Impact of fungal inoculants on sustainable agriculture
• Chapter 9. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi: Potential role in sustainable agriculture
• Chapter 10. Endophytic fungal diversity of selected medicinal plants and their bio-potential applications
• Chapter 11. Prospect of biofuel production by fungus
• Chapter 12. Fungal endophytes and their applications as growth promoters and biological control agents
• Chapter 13. Rhizosphere fungi and their plant association: Current and future prospects
• Chapter 14. Mycotoxins associated food safety concerns of agricultural crops, prevention and control
• Chapter 15. Bioprospection of endophytic fungi associated with ethnoveterinary plants for novel metabolites
• Chapter 16. Sustainable crop production and improvement through bio-prospecting of fungi
• Chapter 17. Yeast as plant growth promoter and biocontrol agent
• Chapter 18. Phytostimulation and ISR responses of fungi
• Chapter 19. Bio-management of Fusarium spp. associated with fruit crops
• Index