Table of Contents

1. Helicosporium Species from India; 2. Taxonomy of Eriocercosporaceous Fungi; 3. Spegazzinia Species from India; 4. Rhizoctonia D.C.: Taxonomy, Ecology and Management; 5. Characterization of Cotton Root Rot Pathogens Rhizoctonia solani and R. bataticola using RAPD and Morphological Markers; 6. Macrophomina: Taxonomy, Ecology, Diseases and their Management; 7. Taxonomy and Ecology of Chaetomiaceae; 8. Teliospore Germination, Germination Products and Conservation of Smut Fungi with Reference to Spore Dormancy, Viability, Activation, Inhibitors, Germination, Germination Products, Compatibility, Cultures and Systematics: A Review; 9. Current Status of Biodiversity of Rust and Smut Fungi: Indian Perspective; 10. Documentation of Wild Edible Mushrooms and their Seasonal Availability in Punjab; 11. Russulaceae of Kumaon Himalaya: An Overview; 12. Morphotaxonomic Studies of Poisonous Mushrooms; 13. Keratinophilic Fungi: Distribution and Prospects. 14. Important Fungal Diseases of Rice in India and their Management; 15. Mycoparasites in Disease Control; 16. Fungal Fouling of Historical Wall Paintings; Index.

About the Author

K.G. Mukerji, retired Senior Professor, University of Delhi, India is a distinguished mycologist and microbial ecologist. He is well known for his research contributions all over the world and has published over 600 research papers. More than 60 students have completed their Ph.D. in Botany under his supervision. He is on the editorial board of several national and international journals dealing with Botany, Mycology, Plant Pathology, Microbiology and Biotechnology. He is also an Honorary Member of the Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute, North Carolina, USA, besides being a member of numerous societies and associations concerning mycology, plant pathology and microbial ecology. C. Manoharachary, D.Sc. has 40 years of teaching and research experience. He specializes in the areas of Mycology, Plant Pathology, Fungal Biotechnology and Microbial Ecology. He has 16 books and more than 400 research papers to his credit. He has guided 46 Ph.D. students and is at present engaged in research as Emeritus Scientist of CSIR at the Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.