Fungal Biology 4e

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Fungal Biology is the fully updated new edition of this undergraduate text, covering all major areas of fungal biology and providing insights into many topical areas.

• Provides insights into many topical areas such as fungal ultrastructure and the mechanisms of fungal growth, important fungal metabolites and the molecular techniques used to study fungal populations.
• Focuses on the interactions of fungi that form the basis for developing biological control agents, with several commercial examples of the control of insect pests and plant diseases.
• Emphasises the functional biology of fungi, with examples from recent research.
• Includes a clear illustrative account of the features and significance of the main fungal groups.

Author: J. W. Deacon
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 07/01/2005
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 9.72h x 7.46w x 0.83d
ISBN: 9781405130660

About the Author
Jim Deacon is Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh, and has 35 years of teaching experience in the field of plant-microbe-fungal interactions. He has published over 100 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, been an invited keynote speaker at international symposia and congresses around the world, and acted as consultant to biotechnology companies.