Taxonomy and Ecology of Indian Fungi. 2010. illus.(b/w). 293 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Includes 16 chapters contributed by eminent mycologists. Chapters include data on diversity, taxonomy, ecology and application of helicosporous fungi, genus Spegazzinia, rusts and smuts, chaetomiaceae, macrophomina, rhizoctonia, russula, wild edible fungi, poisonous mushrooms, insect fungi and other related aspects. Contents: Preface/ Helicosporium species from India,C. Manoharachary and I.K. Kunwar/ Taxonomy of eriocercosporaceous fungi,C. Manoharachary and I.K. Kunwar/Spegazzinia species from India,C. Manoharachary and I.K. Kunwar/ Rhizoctonia D.C.: taxonomy, ecology and management,D.K. Agarwal/ Characterization of cotton root rot pathogens Rhizoctonia solani and R. bataticola using RAPD and morphological markers, D. Monga, M. Kumar, R. Kumar, N. Saini and P.K. Chakrabarty/ Macrophomina: taxonomy, ecology, diseases and their management, D.K. Agarwal / Taxonomy and ecology of Chaetomiaceae, K.G. Mukerji/ Teliospore germination, germination products and conservation of smut fungi with reference to spore dormancy, viability, activation, inhibitors, germination, germination products, compatibility, cultures and systematicsa review,R.V. Gandhe/ Current status of biodiversity of rust and smut fungi: Indian perspective, D.K. Agarwal, R.K. Sharma andD. Bahukhandi/ Documentation of wild edible mushrooms and their seasonal availability in Punjab, N.S. Atri, M.K. Saini, A.K. Gupta, Amanjeet Kaur, Harvinder Kour and S.S. Saini/ Russulaceae of Kumaon Himalaya: an overview, Kanad Das/ Morphotaxonomic studies of poisonous mushrooms/R.K. Sharma and D.K. Agarwal/ Keratinophilic fungi: distribution and prospects, S.K. Deshmukh and S.A. Verekar/ Important fungal diseases of rice in India and their Management, Janki Kandhari/ Mycoparasites in disease control,Rajni Gupta and K.G. Mukerji/ Fungal fouling of historical wall Paintings,K.L. Garg, A.K. Mishra and K.G. Mukerji/ Index.