Truffles
diversity, ecology and biotechnology
$282.41
- Hardcover
378 pages
- Release Date
10 April 2025
Summary
The Underground Treasure: Exploring Truffles - Diversity, Ecology, and Biotechnology
Truffles, the elusive and highly prized edible mushrooms, are hypogeous ectomycorrhizal ascomycetes found globally in diverse terrestrial ecosystems, even deserts. As non-timber forest products, they are seasonal, have a short shelf life, and are incredibly valuable due to their unique nutraceutical properties. While over 180 truffle species exist worldwide, only about 20 hold commercial significanc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032819921 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1032819928 |
| Series: | Progress in Mycological Research |
| Author: | Kandikere Sridhar, Sunil Deshmukh |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | CRC Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 378 |
| Release Date: | 10 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 734g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 242mm x 163mm |
About The Author
Kandikere Sridhar
Kandikere R. Sridhar is an adjunct faculty member at Mangalore University, India. His primary area of study is aquatic fungi in freshwater and marine waters. He has research collaborations in the USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Portugal. He was president of the Mycological Society of India (2018), a distinguished Asian mycologist (2015), and one of the world’s top 2% scientists in the field of mycology (2019–24).
Sunil K. Deshmukh is a Scientific Advisor to Greenvention Biotech, Uruli-Kanchan, Pune, India, and Agpharm Bioinnovations LLP, Patiala, Punjab, India. A veteran industrial mycologist, he has spent a substantial part of his career in drug discovery at Hoechst Marion Roussel Limited (now Sanofi India Ltd.), Mumbai, and Piramal Enterprises Limited, Mumbai. He has also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Deakin University, Australia.
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