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OverviewNineteen contributions address the history, taxonomy, ecology, evolution, genetics, physiology, and effects and applications of various the clavicipitalean fungi, including all sexual and asexual relatives that fall within the phylogenetically defined ascomycete family Clavicipitaceae. Contributors Full Product DetailsAuthor: James F. White Jr. , Charles W. Bacon , Nigel L. Hywel-Jones , Joseph W. SpataforaPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Volume: No 19 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9780824742553ISBN 10: 0824742559 Pages: 592 Publication Date: 18 July 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContributors, 1. Historical Perspectives: Human Interactions with Clavicipitalean Fungi, Taxonomy and Diversity, Ecology and Evolution, Molecular Genetics and Physiology, Impacts and Applications, IndexReviews"""[T]here is a fascinating study of evolution in the Epichlok endophytes of grassesa valuable treatment of secondary metabolitesthere is no doubt that this will be the key reference to all aspects of the clavicipitalean fungi for many years to come."" -Mycological Research, Feb. 2004 ""[T]his will now be the first place to go to identify these fungi!there is no doubt that this much needed reference work on these fungi will be valued by all struggling to identify them as well as utilize or understand their biologies."" p-Mycotaxon, January-March 2004, Vol. 89" [T]here is a fascinating study of evolution in the Epichlok endophytes of grassesa valuable treatment of secondary metabolitesthere is no doubt that this will be the key reference to all aspects of the clavicipitalean fungi for many years to come. -Mycological Research, Feb. 2004 [T]his will now be the first place to go to identify these fungi!there is no doubt that this much needed reference work on these fungi will be valued by all struggling to identify them as well as utilize or understand their biologies. p-Mycotaxon, January-March 2004, Vol. 89 ""[T]here is a fascinating study of evolution in the Epichlok endophytes of grassesa valuable treatment of secondary metabolitesthere is no doubt that this will be the key reference to all aspects of the clavicipitalean fungi for many years to come."" -Mycological Research, Feb. 2004 ""[T]his will now be the first place to go to identify these fungi!there is no doubt that this much needed reference work on these fungi will be valued by all struggling to identify them as well as utilize or understand their biologies."" p-Mycotaxon, January-March 2004, Vol. 89 Author InformationJames F. White jr. is Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology at Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. White received the B.S. degree in botany and the M.S. degree in mycology and plant pathology from Auburn University, Alabama, and the Ph.D. degree in mycology and botany from the University of Texas, Austin. Charles W. Bacon is the Supervisory Microbiologist and Research Leader of the Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research Unit at the R. B. Russell Agricultural Researc Center, US Department of Agriculture, Athens, Georgia. He received the B.S. degree in biology and chemistry from Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia, and the Ph.D. degree in botany from the University of Michagan, Ann Arbor. Nigel L. Hywel-Jones is Head of Mycology, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok, Thailand. Joseph W. Spatafora is Associate Professor and Curator of Fungi, Oregon State University, Corvallis. He received the Ph.D. (1992) degree from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |