Fungi Bio-prospects in Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Nano-technology: Volume 1: Fungal Diversity of Sustainable Agriculture

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 agricultureDescribes the role of fungal inoculants as biocontrol agents, and in improved stress tolerance and growth of plants

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