Forest Fungi: Biodiversity, Conservation, Mycoforestry and Biotechnology explores sustainable option aspects of forest fungal research, from the selection of hosting plants, isolation, identification, fermentation, identification of secondary metabolites, omics-tools for better understanding the plantfungus Interactions. Forests are the worlds greatest repository of terrestrial biomass, soil carbon and biodiversity. They provide a variety of provisioning, supporting, regulatory and cultural ecosystem services, which are crucial for the survival of human beings. Fungi play key roles in forest ecosystems as mutualists, saprobes and pathogens.
- Focuses on the biodiversity of forest fungi and their potential biotechnological application for sustainable development
- Includes high quality illustrations and figures for enhanced ease of understanding the process mechanism
1. Fungi as Hidden Partners of Forest Plants: An Introduction
2. Diversity, Phylogeny, and Taxonomic of Forest Fungal Communities
3. Forest Fungal Diversity: Review of Traditional and Molecular Techniques
4. Climate Changes and Drought challenges to Forest Fungi
5. Geographic distribution of forest fungi and their associated plant taxa
6. "Omics" Tools for Better Understanding the PlantFungi Interactions
7. Plant Growth-Promoting Potentials of Forest Fungi
8. Molecular Approaches to Screen Bioactive Compounds from Forest Fungi
9. In Silico Prediction and Characterization of Secondary Metabolite from
Forest Fungi
10. The Insecticidal Activity of Forest Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture
11. Bioactive Compounds of Forest Fungi for Diverse Biotechnological
Applications
12. Industrially Important Enzymes of Forest Fungi
13. The Chitinolytic Potentiality of Forest Fungi
14. Antimycobacterial Compounds Produced by Forest Fungi: An Overview
15. Secondary Metabolites Production by Forest Fungi
16. Forest FungiAlternative Sources of Cytotoxic Compounds
17. Volatile Organic Compounds from Forest Fungi
18. Anticancer and Antimicrobial Potential of Forest Endophytes
19. Forest Endophytes as Novel Sources of Plastic degradation
20. Forest Macrofungi as Novel Sources of Antioxidant Compounds
21. Alkaloids of Forest Fungi, Diversity and Therapeutic Applications
22. Forest fungi as a source of high protein.
23. Forest Fungi: Secondary Metabolism, Regulation, Function and Drug
Discovery
24. Forest Fungi from the jungle to the Factory: Biodiesel Recent
Developments
25. Conservation of Forest Fungi: Current situation and future perspectives
26. Industrial and Biotecchnological Application of Lignin Degrading Forest
Fungi
27. Ectomycorrhizal fungi as biofertilizers in Forestry
28. Forest Fungi and White Biotechnology
29. Forest Fungi Nanotechnology and their applications
30. Forest Fungi as an Unseen Heritage and Wealth: Conclusion and Future
Challenges
Dr. Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem is Professor of Mycology at the University of Suez Canal Department of Botany and Microbiology. Dr. Abdel-Azeems research focuses on fungal ecology, taxonomy, biology, secondary metabolites, bioremediation and biosorption by fungi, endophytes, climate change, and fungal biodiversity and conservation. He is the founder and president of the Arab Society for Fungal Conservation and an executive committee member of the International Mycological Association (IMA). He was a founding member of the International Society for Fungal Conservation and is a member of both the European Mycological Association and Mycological Society of America, as well as the IUCN SSC Specialist Group for Cup Fungi, Truffles, and Their Allies. He has published several titles, including Elseviers Endophytic Fungi and Forest Fungi. Dr. Marieka Gryzenhout PhD is passionate about studying fungi (mycology). Her mycology career started when she developed a world monograph of the important tree pathogen fungal family Cryphonectriaceae. Her research instilled in her a hunger to discover fungal species, describe them and untangle taxonomic problems using a practical approach and making the knowledge available to diverse end-users who do not necessarily have the appropriate skills and background. Her current position as biosystematist in the Department of Genetics at the University of the Free State, is conducive to follow her research ideals. Currently she published 85 international peer reviewed articles, three books (one has been revised and released again) and four book chapters Dr. Soumya Ghosh is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Oman since January, 2024. Previously, he worked as postdoctoral researcher at the University of the Free State, South Africa (2019 - 2024). Following his Ph.D. from Stellenbosch University, South Africa (2011-2015) he pursued his first postdoctoral studies at Thompson Rivers University, Canada (2016 -2017). After returning from Canada, he joined as visiting faculty of Microbiology at Kuchaman College, Rajasthan, India. Prior to his PhD, Dr. Ghosh worked as Research Fellow at the Biological Center, University of Gröningen, The Netherlands (2005). Thereafter, he worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre of Plant Molecular Biology, Tübingen University, Germany (2005-2008) where he secured his Biologie-Diplomarbeit (2005-2006) and consecutively at the Technical University Munich, Germany (2008 to 2010). Dr. Ghosh completed his Bachelors degree in Microbiology from Garware College, Pune, India in 1999 and subsequently his Masters degree in Zoology at Pune University in 2001. Dr. Ghosh works on diverse fields ranging from plant biology to microbial diversity (bacteria and fungus). Recently, since 1st January, 2024, Dr. Ghosh has been awarded with the South African National Research Foundation (NRF)- C3 scientist rating.
Dr.Teroj A. Mohammed PhD is currently working as a microbiologist at the Basic Science Department, College of Dentistry, University of Duhok and she is a Ph.D. candidate for medical microbiology.Teroj research includes isolation, identification, and taxonomic analysis of Microbiological organisms, emphasizing those that are Zoonotic and have an impact on human health, as well as special interest on fungi that produce biologically active compound . Her most recent attraction is for fungus consevation and biodiversity. She is a member of the American Society for Microbiology, the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborator Network, and the Iraqi Mycologists newtwork . She has published more than 13 research paper journals, focusing on Microbe's human health effect and Fungal bibliography
