Handbook of Black Mildews

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. How to start with fungi. 3. Habitat diversity in rain forests. 4. Collection of black mildews. 5. Microscopes. 6. Preparation of the material for further study. 7. Preparation of permanent slides. 8. Common names for fungal groups. 9. Classification and identification. 10. Types of fruiting bodies in ascomycetes. 11. Black mildews. 12. Key to the components of black mildews. 13. Meliolales. 14. Asterinales. 15. Schiffnerulaceae. 16. Balladynaceous fungi. 17. Meliolinaceae. 18. Hyperparasites. 19. Fungorium. 20. Preparation of taxonomy keys. 21. Publication. 22. International code of nomenclature. 23. Framing of new names. 24. Shapes. References. Glossary.

This book is meant for the researchers and amateurs who wish to understand the fungi or acquaint with the micro fungi in general and black mildews in particular. This book introduces fungi, deals with their occurrence, explains how to study them provides the vivid picture of types of microscopes being used for the purpose collection methodology employed laboratory techniques used in the preparing permanent slides mode and method of identification of black mildews different taxonomic groups of black mildews, identification methodology, techniques involved in confirming the identity of individual fungi etc. Herbarium techniques, importance of herbarium, ICN how to frame the new names, method of preparing keys etc. are dealt in crisp. Mycological glossary is provided at the end. In short it is a guide and the manual for beginners to matured mycologists pathologists foresters researchers teachers Professors and students. (jacket)