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In Illustrated Genera of Smut Fungi, Third Edition, the world's top authority on the topic, Dr. Kálmán Vánky, uses molecular phylogenetic analyses and extensive collecting activity to bring you a better and expanded classification of smut fungi. In this third edition, 104 recognized genera of smut fungi are identified, described and illustrated, compared to the second edition, in which 77 genera are identified. While Illustrated Genera presents many theoretical aspects in connection with smut fungi, it particularly helps readers recognize and identify in which genus it belongs. It also discusses problems with smut fungi classification, stimulating researchers to solve them. Identification is made easier in this edition through 116 black and white illustrations, amended descriptions, and a new key to the smut fungus genera, one based on host plant families. And with the help of the recently published Smut Fungi of the World, Dr. Vánky's complementary book on this important topic, the nearly 1,700 known species of smut fungi can be identified. This reference source provides stimulation and utility for all interested in mycology, phytopathology, taxonomy, and botany, including students, teachers, researchers, government- scientists, and even amateurs. Every diagnostic lab and agricultural library should have access to the new update of this classic manual. With more than 60 years of research and experience in the field of smut fungi, resulting in the description of more than 400 new species, 46 new genera, and 12 new families published in more than 225 papers and several books, Dr. Kálmán Vánky, world authority on the smut fungi, presents highly scientific work in an easily understandable form.--

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Sebacinales have emerged as a fascinating order with mutualistic plant-fungal symbionts that consists of exclusively beneficial fungi. This volume of Soil Biology presents an overview of the current results in Sebacinales research with a focus on the potential of these fungi in crop improvement and stress tolerance. The authors demonstrate that Sebacinales are not only extremely versatile in their associations with roots, but are also almost universally present as symptomless endophytes. With this extraordinary diversity, Sebacinales with the key fungus Piriformospora indica might possess remarkable significance in natural ecosystems. Their biotechnological applications are expected to improve the quality of crops while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems.

Crop improvement. --- Plant-fungus relationships. --- Sebacina. --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Fungi --- -Soil biology. --- Biotechnology. --- Fungal kingdom --- Fungus kingdom --- Funguses --- Mycobiota --- Mycota --- Life sciences. --- Agriculture. --- Microbiology. --- Plant breeding. --- Mycology. --- Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Breeding/Biotechnology. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Natural history --- Cryptogams --- Mycology --- Entomology. --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Soils --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Insects --- Zoology --- Crops --- Agriculture --- Breeding --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Microbial biology --- Microorganisms --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Earth sciences --- Botany --- Microbiology --- Fungal biology --- Fungology --- Fungus biology

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Over the course of evolution, several plant lineages have found ways to obtain water, minerals, and carbohydrates from fungi. Some plants are able exploit fungi to such an extent that they lose the need for photosynthesis. The ability of a plant to live on fungal carbon is known as mycoheterotrophy. This intriguing process has fascinated botanists for centuries, yet many aspects of mycoheterotrophy have remained elusive for a long time.   Mycoheterotrophy: The Biology of Plants Living on Fungi explores the biology of mycoheterotrophs, offering general insights into their ecology, diversity, and evolution. Written by renowned experts in the field and bolstered with lavish illustrations and photographs, this volume provides a thematic overview of different aspects of mycoheterotrophy. Comprehensive and readily accessible,  Mycoheterotrophy: The Biology of Plants Living on Fungi is a valuable resource for researchers and students who are interested in the process of mycoheterotrophy.

Botany. --- Life sciences. --- Plant breeding. --- Plant Ecology. --- Mycotrophy --- Mycorrhizas --- Plant-fungus relationships --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Fungi & Algae --- Plant Physiology --- Botany - General --- Plants. --- Fungi. --- Fungal kingdom --- Fungus kingdom --- Funguses --- Mycobiota --- Mycota --- Flora --- Plant kingdom --- Plantae --- Vascular plants --- Vegetable kingdom --- Vegetation --- Wildlife --- Plant ecology. --- Plant science. --- Plant genetics. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Sciences. --- Plant Genetics & Genomics. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Cryptogams --- Mycology --- Organisms --- Plant Genetics and Genomics. --- Plants --- Genetics --- Ecology --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Floristic botany --- Floristic ecology