Frontiers of Fungal Diversity in India (Prof. Kamal Festschrift)/edited by G.P. Rao, C. Manoharachari, D.J. Bhat. Lucknow, International, 2003, xxiv, 906 p., $88. ISBN 81-85860-92-0.

Contents: Preface. Prof. Kamal : A life sketch. 1. Fungal diversity and bioremediation/S.B. Sullia. 2. Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles employing fungi/Absar Ahmad, M. Islam Khan, Rajiv Kumar and Murali Sastry. 3. Immunodetection of plant pathogenic fungi/B.N. Chakraborty and U. Chakraborty. 4. Application of molecular markers for the analysis of genetic diversity and systematics of fungi/K.K. Sabu, N.S. Pradeep and P. Padmesh. 5. Molecular mechanisms involved in biological control of fungal plant pathogens of major agricultural and horticultural crops/R. Samiyappan, S. Nakkeeran, V. Ramamoorthy, A. Ramanathan, P. Balasubramanian and T. Marimuthu. 6. Heavy metal toxicitites and resistance in fungi: an overview/R. Seeta Laxman. 7. Modern trends in ergot alkaloid biosynthesis/P. Mehta and A. Mehta. 8. Complexone siderophores as iron transport compounds of mucorales/Kintu Korat, B.P. Dave and H.C. Dube. 9. Fungal cellulases for novel industrial applications/Santosh Vyas, Anil Lachke and Absar Ahmad. 10. Aflatoxin : contamination, toxicosis and preventive measures/R.J. Verma. 11. Diversity and biotechnological applications of Indian species of Phoma/M.K. Rai. 12. Ecological and functional diversity of thermophilic fungi/Seema Rawat and B.N. Johri. 13. Fungal diversity and biodeterioration of museum objects in Baroda/Arun Arya and N.R. Shah. 14. Keratinophilic fungi from soils of hills and their keratinolytic ability/Divya Bhadauria and R.K.S. Kushwaha. 15. Diversity of rust fungi in Oudh region of Uttar Pradesh/R.S. Kanaujia and C.K. Yadav. 16. Diversity and systematics of agaricales of Central India/R.C. Rajak, Deepak Rahi, Kamlesh Shukla and A.K. Pandey. 17. Biodiversity of acellular slime fungi (Myxomycetes) in the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan/Rajesh Sharma and T.N. Lakhanpal. 18. Diversity of fleshy fungi in Eastern Uttar Pradesh/C.S. Singh and A.B. Prasad. 19. Taxonomy and parasitism of Alternaria spp. Associated with cucurbitaceous vegetables/Udit Narain, Mukesh Srivastava and Pinky Rani. 20. The diseases in forest nurseries caused by Macrophomina phaseolina and their management/Jamaluddin, V.S. Dadwal and K.K. Soni. 21. New leads in biology and control of Sclerotium rolfsii/B.K. Sarma, D.P. Singh and U.P. Singh. 22. Piriformospora indica: a novel fungus/Shailendra Kumar, Satyendra K. Garg and Ajit Varma. 23. Piriformospora indica and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: an appraisal/Rajani Malla, Anjana Singh, Md. Zeyaullah, Vikas Yadav, Suniti Anuprita Verma, Ajit Varma and Mahendra Rai. 24. The genus Ravenelia Berk. (Uredinales) from Andhra Pradesh/G. Bagyanarayana, P. Ramesh and M. Raju. 25. Indian mucorales : an appraisal/A.K. Sarbhoy. 26. Loculoascomycetes from India/Ch. Ramesh. 27. Biodiversity of coelomycetous fungi from Tamil Nadu/J. Muthumary. 28. Vermiculariopsiella Bender : present status of species diversity/T.S. Keshavaprasad, Maria D’souza and D.J. Bhat. 29. The genus Phaeoramularia Muntanola in Indian sub-continent/Sanjay K. Singh. 30. New insights in species diversity in genus Gonatophragmium deight/M.S. Tripathi and V. Tripathi. 31. Current status of species diversity in Stenella Sydow in Indian sub-continent/Sapna Chaudhary and R.K. Chaudhary. 32. An appraisal of morphotaxonomic species diversity in Corynespora Gussow in Indian sub-continent/Nidhi Sharma and Sanjay Srivastava. 33. Variation in sugarcane red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum Went./R. Viswanathan, P. Malathi and P. Padmanaban. 34. Morphology and pathogenicity of isolates of Ceratocystis paradoxa causing pineapple disease of sugarcane in Maharashtra/A.S. Patil and G.P. Rao. 35. Fungal diversity of indoor environment of occupational importance in India: an overview/J.K. Misra, Iqbal Hashim, S.N. Bahoray and V.K. Mishra. 36. Aerial fungal biodiversity and allergic diseases/A.B. Singh and Terlika Pandit. 37. Aeromycology in relation to foodgrain storage/Indira Kalyanasundaram. 38. Aeromycospora of Palode rural market in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala/Thripthi Krishna Mohan, P.S. Jothish and T.S. Nayar. 39. Fungal diversity and diseases of forest in Central India/R.K. Verma and Yogendra Singh. 40. Diversity of important fungal biocontrol agents and their commercial application in agriculture/Nasim Ahmad and O.M. Bambawale. 41. Commercialization of biocontrol agents: problems and prospects/H.B. Singh, A. Singh and C.S. Nautiyal. 42. Distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi in association with economically important tree species in Southern India/V. Mohan. 43. Arbuscular diversity of VAM fungi/D. Vyas, O.P. Dwivedi, R.K. Yadav and K.M. Vyas. 44. Deuteromycotina – a hidden group of fungi/C. Manoharachary. 45. Some limitations in the systematics of fungal classification/D.K. Agarwal.

"The publication of this volume is purposeful in bringing together the information available till date on various aspects of fungal diversity in Indian sub-continent. The Indian sub-continent is characterized with diverse topography, climatic conditions and turn over of green vegetation all the year round in its one or the other parts and correspondingly this sub-continent is adorned with immense fungal diversity. This compilation focuses light on the diversity and bioremediation, biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles employing fungal organisms, biotechnological and molecular approaches in characterization of fungal diversity, biological control, new approaches on fungal diversity including heavy metal toxicities and resistance in fungi, alkaloid biosynthesis and complexone siderophores as iron transport compounds in some group of fungal organisms. An account is also presented on fungal cellulases in novel industrial application, aflatoxin contamination, toxicosis and preventive measures. A major part of this book is devoted to discuss the recent trends and current status of diversity of fungal forms or groups thereof including thermophilic fungi, keratinolytic fungi, rust fungi, agaricales, acellular slime fungi, fleshy fungi, Alternaria species associated with cucurbitaceous vegetables and fungal diversity in forest ecosystems. A great deal of morphotaxonomic diversity is presented including coelomycetes, loculoascomycetes and certain individual fungal genera viz., Phoma, Ravenalia, Vermiculariopsiella, Phaeoramularia, Gonatophragmium, Stenella, Corynespora, Colletotrichum and Ceratocytis species. Habitat diversity has also been discussed with reference to indoor and outdoor environments. Some chapters have also been devoted to discuss the biodiversity of fungal forms as biocontrol agents and their commercial application in agriculture and human life."

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