The triumph of the fungi : a rotten history

The triumph of the fungi : a rotten history / Nicholas P. Money.

Concerned with the most devastating fungal diseases in history, this book focuses on the biology of the diseases, as well as telling the stories of the scientists involved in their study, and of the people directly impacted by the loss of forest trees and cash crops.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Money, Nicholas P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Fungal diseases of plants > History.
Fungi > History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Fungal diseases of plants
Fungi
Mycologie.
Fungi.
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. Landscape architect
  • ch. 2. A farewell to Elms
  • ch. 3. The decaffeinator
  • ch. 4. Chocaholic mushroom
  • ch. 5. Rubber eraser
  • ch. 6. Cereal killers
  • ch. 7. Potato Soup
  • ch. 8. Blights, rusts, and rots never sleep: a look at forestry and agriculture, biological warfare, and the global impact of fungal disease
  • Notes
  • Index.

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