The fifth kingdom / Bryce Kendrick.

Author/creator Kendrick, Bryce
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoWaterloo, Ont. : Mycologue Publications, 1992.
Descriptionviii, 406 pages : illustrations
Subjects

Contents -- Introduction: "Learn about fungi? Who? Me?" -- 1. Kingdoms and classification. -- 2. Protoctistan fungi and protoctistan others. -- 3. Eumycotan funge: (1) phylum Zygomycota. -- 4. Eumycotan fungi: (2) phylum dikaryomycota (A) subphylum ascomycotina. -- 5. Eumycotan fungi: (2) phylum dikaryomycota: (B) subphylum basidiomycotina. -- 6. Yeasts: polyphyletic fungi. -- 7. Lichens: dual organisms. -- 8. Spore dispersal in fungi. -- 9. Fungal physiology. -- 10. Fungal genetics. -- 11. Fungal ecology. -- 12. Fungal plant pathology in agriculture and forestry. -- 13. Fungicides. -- 14. Fungi as agents of biological control. -- 15. Fungi exploiting microscopic animals. -- 16. Mutalistic symbioses between fungi and animals. 16. Mutalistic symbiosis between fungi and animals. -- 17. Mycorrhizae: mutualistic plant-fungus symbiosis. -- 18. Fungi as food: mycophagy. -- 19. Fungi in food processing. -- 20. Food spoilage by fungi, and its prevention. -- 21. Mycotoxins in food and feed. -- 22. Poisonous and hallucinogenic muchrooms. -- 23. Medical mycology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN0941051285
ISBN9780941051286

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Joyner General Stacks QK603 .K46 1992 ✔ Available Place Hold