Contributions from 80 world-renowned authorities representing a broad international background lend Fungal Biotechnology in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Applicationsfirst-class information on the biotechnological potential of entomopathogenic fungi and ergot alkaloids, applications of Trichoderma in disease control, and the d

Preface, Contributors, 1. Biotechnological Approaches in Plant Protection: Achievements, New Initiatives, and Prospects, 2. Chemical Identification of Fungi: Metabolite Profiling and Metabolomics, 3. Isozyme Analysis in Fungal Taxonomy, Genetics, and Population Biology, 4. Molecular Methods for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Fungi, 5. The Application of Molecular Markers in the Epidemiology of Plant Pathogenic Fungi, 6. Molecular Biology for Control of Mycotoxigenic Fungi, 7. Biotechnological Potential of Entomopathogenic Fungi, 8. Biotechnological Potential of Ergot Alkaloids, 9. Fungi as Plant Growth Promoter and Disease Suppressor, 10. Challenges and Strategies for Development of Mycoherbicides, 11. Biofungicides, 12. Molecular Biology of Biocontrol Trichoderma, 13. The Biological Control Agent Trichoderma from Fundamentals to Applications, 14. Biological Control of Fungal Diseases on Vegetable Crops with Fungi and Yeasts, 15. Control of Postharvest Diseases of Fruits Using Microbes, 16. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Plant Disease Control, 17. Commercialization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Biofertilizer, 18. Control of Nematodes by Fungi, 19. Fungi in Food Technology: An Overview, 20. Fungi and Fermented Food, 21. Production of Edible Fungi, 22. Mycoprotein and Related Microbial Protein Products, 23. Genetic Variability of Yeast in Wine Fermentation, 24. Yeast in the Dairy Industry, 25. Flavors and Aromas, 26. Antifungal Food Additives, 27. Molecular Detection of Fungi in Foods and Feeds, 28. The Role of Spoilage Fungi in Seed Deterioration, 29. Mycotoxins, 30. Genetics and Biochemistry of My cotoxin Synthesis, 31. Cellulose Degradation by Fungi, 32. The Importance of Wood-Decay Fungi in Forest Ecosystems, 33. The Biodegradation of Lignocellulose by White Rot Fungi, 34. Biomineralization of Heavy Metals, 35. Decoloration of Industrial Wastes and Degradation of Dye Water, 36. Bioconversion of Distillery Waste, 37. Degradation of Hydrocarbons by Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi, 38. Biodegradation of Azo Dyes by Fungi, 39. Fungal Degradation of Explosives, 40. Restoration of Mycorrhizae in Disturbed Arid Ecosystems, Index