Forest Fungi. Biodiversity, Conservation, Mycoforestry and Biotechnology. 2024. illus. 550 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Forest Fungi: Biodiversity, Conservation, Mycoforestry and Biotechnology explores sustainable option aspects of forest fungal research, from the selection of hosting plants, isolation, identification, fermentation, identification of secondary metabolites, omics-tools for better understanding the plant-fungus Interactions. Forests are the world’s greatest repository of terrestrial biomass, soil carbon and biodiversity. They provide a variety of provisioning, supporting, regulatory and cultural ecosystem services, which are crucial for the survival of human beings. Fungi play key roles in forest ecosystems as mutualists, saprobes and pathogens.

Contents
1. Fungi as Hidden Partners of Forest Plants: An Introduction 2. Diversity, Phylogeny, and Taxonomic of Forest Fungal Communities 3. Forest Fungal Diversity: Review of Traditional and Molecular Techniques 4. Climate Changes and Drought challenges to Forest Fungi 5. Geographic distribution of forest fungi and their associated plant taxa 6. "Omics" Tools for Better Understanding the Plant-Fungi Interactions 7. Plant Growth-Promoting Potentials of Forest Fungi 8. Molecular Approaches to Screen Bioactive Compounds from Forest Fungi 9. In Silico Prediction and Characterization of Secondary Metabolite from Forest Fungi 10. The Insecticidal Activity of Forest Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture 11. Bioactive Compounds of Forest Fungi for Diverse Biotechnological Applications 12. Industrially Important Enzymes of Forest Fungi 13. The Chitinolytic Potentiality of Forest Fungi 14. Antimycobacterial Compounds Produced by Forest Fungi: An Overview 15. Secondary Metabolites Production by Forest Fungi 16. Forest Fungi—Alternative Sources of Cytotoxic Compounds 17. Volatile Organic Compounds from Forest Fungi 18. Anticancer and Antimicrobial Potential of Forest Endophytes 19. Forest Endophytes as Novel Sources of Plastic degradation 20. Forest Macrofungi as Novel Sources of Antioxidant Compounds 21. Alkaloids of Forest Fungi, Diversity and Therapeutic Applications 22. Forest fungi as a source of high protein. 23. Forest Fungi: Secondary Metabolism, Regulation, Function and Drug Discovery 24. Forest Fungi from the jungle to the Factory: Biodiesel Recent Developments 25. Conservation of Forest Fungi: Current situation and future perspectives 26. Industrial and Biotecchnological Application of Lignin Degrading Forest Fungi 27. Ectomycorrhizal fungi as biofertilizers in Forestry 28. Forest Fungi and White Biotechnology 29. Forest Fungi Nanotechnology and their applications 30. Forest Fungi as an Unseen Heritage and Wealth: Conclusion and Future Challenges