Handbook of Soil Fungi

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Materials and Methods. 3. Fungi reported from various soils of Andhra Pradesh. 4. Classification of Fungi. 5. Key to Genera. 6. Descriptions of Fungi. 7. Glossary. 8. Bibliography.

A number of biotechnologically, industrially and environmentally important fungal organisms are found in the soil. Most studies on soil fungi deal with the quantification of fungi while only a few are available on their identification and description. In this handbook, the authors have provided an exhaustive account of the description of 317 species of soil fungi belonging to 122 genera All the species and genera are arranged alphabetically with related synonyms and special emphasis has been give to the keys to the species, genera, families, orders and related classification for easy identification.