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Morphological and metabolic changes in an aged strain of Agaricus bisporus As2796
Agaricus bisporus is the most widely cultivated edible mushroom in the world. Strain quality has an important influence on the yield of A. bisporus ,...
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Problems of Fungal Contaminants and Cultivation Strategies of Certain Medicinal Mushrooms
Mushrooms are crucial elements of youngster forest produce, that develop at the maximum plentiful biomolecule of this biosphere, that is, cellulose....
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Body-size dependent foraging strategies in the Christmas Island flying-fox: implications for seed and pollen dispersal within a threatened island ecosystem
BackgroundAnimals are important vectors for the dispersal of a wide variety of plant species, and thus play a key role in maintaining the health and...
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Hidden Earthstar Diversity in the Jharkhand State of India
Some of the most peculiar and charming fruiting bodies of gasteroid fungi are found in the deciduous or semi-deciduous Sal forest of Jharkhand state...
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Genetic and functional analysis of the Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor HADA-1 in Hypsizygus marmoreus
AbstractZn(II) 2 Cys 6 transcription factors are critical for the reproductive growth and sexual development of fungi, but their roles in Basidiomycota ...
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Genome-wide characterization and metabolite profiling of Cyathus olla: insights into the biosynthesis of medicinal compounds
Cyathus olla , belonging to the genus Cyathus within the order Agaricales, is renowned for its bird's nest-like fruiting bodies and has been utilized...
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Cultivation Technology of the Fungus Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst
Ganoderma lucidum is commonly known as the “herb of spiritual potency,” or the mushroom of immortality. G. lucidum is a rare fungus to find in the...
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Successful domestication of Neonothopanus Hygrophanus (Mont.) De Kesel & Degreef and Lentinus Squarrosulus Mont., indigenous saprophytic edible mushrooms from Kibira National Park in Burundi
BackgroundMushroom cultivation in Burundi provides an excellent way to diversify agricultural production although domestication of mushroom species...
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Deep sequencing of the Sanghuangporus vaninii transcriptome reveals dynamic landscapes of candidate genes involved in the biosynthesis of active compounds
The medicinal fungus Sanghuang produces diverse bioactive compounds and is widely used in Asian countries. However, little is known about the genes...
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The Incredible Path of Myxobacteria Towards Aggregative Multicellularity
When reviewing developmental biology, it is imperative to mention the main prokaryote model for the study of mechanisms involved in cell growth, cell...
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Biotransformation of [U-13C]linoleic acid suggests two independent ketonic- and aldehydic cycles within C8-oxylipin biosynthesis in Cyclocybe aegerita (V. Brig.) Vizzini
Although the typical aroma contributing compounds in fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota are known for decades, their biosynthetic pathways are still...
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Mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) in the red belt conk, Fomitopsis pinicola (Polyporales), in Polish forests
The fruiting bodies of bracket fungi are a specific microhabitat colonized by various invertebrates of which mites (Acari) are rarely studied, and if...
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Factors affecting the cesium transfer factor to shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in sawdust medium
The transfer factor (TF) of radioactive cesium-137 ( 137 Cs) to shiitake ( Lentinula edodes ) cultivated on bed logs varies greatly. Therefore, the...
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A new metabolite, mannogeranylnerol, specifically produced at body temperature by Schizophyllum commune, a causative fungus of human mycosis
Schizophyllum commune is a causative fungus of human mycosis. Its metabolites produced at 27 °C were compared with those produced at 37 °C, to obtain...
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Observations on the pollination and breeding systems of two Corybas species (Diurideae; Orchidaceae) by fungus gnats (Mycetophilidae) in southwestern Yunnan, China
Modes of floral presentation in some angiosperms attract flies that eat and/or oviposit on seasonal fruiting bodies of fungi. Mushroom mimesis by...
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Evaluation of compatible crosses of Agaricus bisporus and their genetic characterization
The optimization of industrial mushroom production is dependent on improving the culture process and breeding new strains with higher yields and...
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Kokam or Kokum
The chapter will at first discuss description and distribution and then move on to other aspects, such as, area, production and exports, crop...
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Brood chambers of a stem borer beetle modify arthropod functional diversity on its cactus host
Phenotypic variation in plants induced by biotic stressors can have cascading effects throughout arthropod communities. Habitat modifiers increase...
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Bioconversion of rice straw by Lentinula edodes under different spawn formulations
To attend to the growing world demand for mushrooms, it is interesting to increase the system’s productivity, improve quality and reduce production...
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Seed dispersal by frugivores and germination of the invasive alien shrub Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) C.K. Schneid. in Free State Province, South Africa
Invasive alien plants can use animal-plant interactions to increase their invasiveness. This study investigated the role of frugivorous birds in seed...
