Truffles

Diversity, Ecology and Biotechnology
Herausgeber: Sridhar, Kandikere; Deshmukh, Sunil

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Truffles are economically valued macro-fungi with numerous environmental, agricultural, and human health applications. They have attracted attention due to their ability to produce varied metabolites of basic, health and industrial significance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 752g
• ISBN-13: 9781032819921
• ISBN-10: 1032819928
• Artikelnr.: 72487428

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

OVERVIEW. Global Diversity and Ecology of Truffles. Unveiling Global Trends
and Implications: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Desert Truffles.
Desert Truffles: An Appraisal. Truffle Industry: An Overview. DIVERSITY AND
ECOLOGY. Diversity, Distribution and Ecology of Truffles in Morocco.
Diversity, Distribution and Significance of Truffles in Türkiye. Diversity,
Ecology and Mycorrhizal Association of Desert Truffles in Morocco. Black
Truffles (Tuber melanosporum) in Holm Oak Ecosystems in Morocco.
Ecological-Vegetational Characteristics of Truffle Habitats as an Important
Basis for Choosing the Optimal Method of Their Cultivation. BIOACTIVE
POTENTIAL. The Medicinal Properties of Truffles. Biomedical Significance of
Truffles: Insights into Human Health. Desert Truffles: A Potential
Bioresource for Bioactive Compounds of Medicinal Value. NUTRACEUTICAL AND
ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES. Traditional Knowledge on the Culinary and
Therapeutic Value of Truffles in Morocco. The Truffle Value Chain in
Morocco and its Socioeconomic Significance. INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.
Small-Scale Truffle Cultivation. Industrial Prospects of Truffles.
Industrial Perspectives of Truffles and Their Products. Truffle
Products: From Food to Pharmaceutical Industries.