Overview
- Illustrates the use of plants and plant-derived products to combat fungal diseases
- Describes their usage in traditional systems such as Ayurveda
- Useful source of information for researchers in the fields of botany, mycology, microbiology, and pharmacology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
The goal of this book is to provide essential information on the use of different medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites for the treatment of various fungal diseases affecting human beings, animals and plants. It is divided in four parts: Part I examines the global distribution of plant-derived antifungal compounds, Part II deals with antifungal activities of plant metabolites, Part III includes plants used in Ayurveda and traditional systems for treating fungal diseases, and Part IV discusses the use of plant-derived products to protect plants against fungal diseases.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Global Distribution of Antifungal Compounds
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A. Antifungal Activities of Plants and Other Natural Products
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Plants Used in Ayurveda and Traditional Systems for Fungal Diseases
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Plant-Derived Products to Protect Fungal Diseases of Plants/Fruits
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Antifungal Metabolites from Plants
Editors: Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Mahendra Rai
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38076-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-38075-4Published: 10 July 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44844-7Published: 10 July 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-38076-1Published: 26 June 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 469
Topics: Plant Biochemistry, Plant Pathology, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Pharmacy