Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds

Name: Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds
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ISBN: 9780691070162

ISBN-10: 0691070164

ISBN-13: 9780691070162

Edition: 1998

Authors: George W. Hudler

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Mushrooms magically spew forth from the earth in the hours that follow a summer rain. Fuzzy brown molds mischievously turn forgotten peaches to slime in the kitchen fruit bowl. And in thousands of other ways, members of the kingdom Fungi do their part to make life on Earth the miracle that it is. In this lively book, George Hudler leads us on a tour of an often-overlooked group of organisms, which differ radically from both animals and plants. Along the way the author stops to ponder the marvels of nature and the impact of mere microbes on the evolution of civilization. Nature's ultimate recyclers not only save us from drowning in a sea of organic waste, but also provide us with food,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/5/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.98" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Classification and Naming



What Fungi Do and How They Do It



Fungi as Pathogens of Food Crops



Fungi as Agents of Catastrophic Tree Diseases



Ergot of Grain Crops



Mycotoxins: Toxic By-Products of Fungal Growth



Mycoses: Fungus Diseases of Humans



Medicinal Molds



Yeasts for Baking and Brewing



Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms



Hallucinogenic Mushrooms



Wood Decay



Interactions of Fungi and Insects



Symbiotic Relationships of Fungi with Plants


Epilogue


Notes


Index