Description
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.- Focuses on the biodiversity of forest fungi and their potential biotechnological application for sustainable development- Includes high quality illustrations and figures for enhanced ease of understanding the process mechanism
Table of Contents
1. Fungi as Hidden Partners of Forest Plants: An Introduction2. Diversity, Phylogeny, and Taxonomic of Forest Fungal Communities3. Forest Fungal Diversity: Review of Traditional and Molecular Techniques4. Climate Changes and Drought challenges to Forest Fungi5. Geographic distribution of forest fungi and their associated plant taxa6. "Omics" Tools for Better Understanding the Plant–Fungi Interactions7. Plant Growth-Promoting Potentials of Forest Fungi8. Molecular Approaches to Screen Bioactive Compounds from Forest Fungi9. In Silico Prediction and Characterization of Secondary Metabolite from Forest Fungi10. The Insecticidal Activity of Forest Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture11. Bioactive Compounds of Forest Fungi for Diverse Biotechnological Applications12. Industrially Important Enzymes of Forest Fungi13. The Chitinolytic Potentiality of Forest Fungi14. Antimycobacterial Compounds Produced by Forest Fungi: An Overview15. Secondary Metabolites Production by Forest Fungi16. Forest Fungi—Alternative Sources of Cytotoxic Compounds17. Volatile Organic Compounds from Forest Fungi18. Anticancer and Antimicrobial Potential of Forest Endophytes19. Forest Endophytes as Novel Sources of Plastic degradation20. Forest Macrofungi as Novel Sources of Antioxidant Compounds21. Alkaloids of Forest Fungi, Diversity and Therapeutic Applications22. Forest fungi as a source of high protein.23. Forest Fungi: Secondary Metabolism, Regulation, Function and Drug Discovery24. Forest Fungi from the jungle to the Factory: Biodiesel Recent Developments25. Conservation of Forest Fungi: Current situation and future perspectives26. Industrial and Biotecchnological Application of Lignin Degrading Forest Fungi27. Ectomycorrhizal fungi as biofertilizers in Forestry28. Forest Fungi and White Biotechnology29. Forest Fungi Nanotechnology and their applications30. Forest Fungi as an Unseen Heritage and Wealth: Conclusion and Future Challenges
