Handbook of Useful Fungi in Agriculture Sustainability

Description

We all have seen the growth of fungi on some of the food items whey they left outside. This growth of fungi ruins the food and it becomes unsuitable for consumption. But did you know that the growth of fungi is very important for the occurrence of some processes? Have you heard that fungi play an important role in the medical and agriculture industries? You all got shocked with this fact but fungi have many economic importance in our daily life. The contributions of fungi in agriculture are important and also necessary for growing plants. Beside this, fungi contain different-different metabolites and alkaloids which produce several drugs, antibiotics through the approaches used in biotechnology and biochemistry. Fungi make important contributions in health benefits in humans as well as animals. In agriculture, fungi are a group of useful organisms, sometimes it works as pathogenic organism and sometimes it is a good source of drugs, organic acids, food products, antibiotics, growth promoters, enzymes and alcohols. Thus, there is a need of fungi in agriculture sector and it has diverse positive aspects. This particular book “Handbook of Useful Fungi in Agriculture Sustainability” deals with multiple positive aspects of fungi along with its importance. This book is written in lucid manner and helpful for both students and agriculturists.