Overview
- Enriches understanding of applied mycology in agriculture, food science, and pharmaceuticals
- Broadens reader understanding of myco-materials and their sustainable applications
- Equips reader with helpful information for developing entrepreneurial opportunities with fungi
Part of the book series: Fungal Biology (FUNGBIO)
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About this book
In the food and drink arena, the role of fungi is historically important in the form of mushrooms and in fermented foods as yeasts for baking and brewing. These roles are supplemented by the use of fungal food processing enzymes and additives, and more recently in the development of protein-based foodstuffs from fungi. Additionally, they are used in the formulation of biofertilizers and biopesticides used as biostimulants and bioprotectants of crops. The practical use of newer techniques such as genetic recombination and robotics have revolutionized the modem agricultural biotechnology industry, and have created an enormous range of possible further applications of fungal products.
Myco-materials created from mycelia (the root-like parts of fungi) are gaining attention as a sustainable alternative for a wide range of materials. They are being used as insulation, sustainable packaging, foam inserts, and even "eco-leather.” In fact, mycelium bricks are pound-for-pound stronger than concrete. In addition, medicinal uses of fungal species have been historically recorded as important agents in the pharmaceutical sciences. The potential for myco-materials seems limitless.
The field of mycology and its application has become an increasingly important component in the education of industrial biotechnology. This book on applied mycology provides information helpful for developing entrepreneurial opportunities with fungi. This volume explains both the basic science and the applications of mycology and bio-resource technology with special emphasis on entrepreneurial applications. It offers a complete, one-stop resource for those interested in microbiology, food and agricultural science, medical mycology, and for those in industrial biotechnology.
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Book Title: Applied Mycology
Book Subtitle: Entrepreneurship with Fungi
Editors: Amritesh Chandra Shukla
Series Title: Fungal Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90649-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90648-1Published: 27 April 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90651-1Published: 28 April 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-90649-8Published: 26 April 2022
Series ISSN: 2198-7777
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7785
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 447
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mycology, Biotechnology, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Agriculture, Applied Microbiology