Developmental Biology of Higher Fungi
Symposium of the British Mycological Society Held at the University of Manchester April 1984

This 1985 book describes research on the ecological, structural, physiological, genetic and molecular factors that control morphogenesis in the higher fungi.

D. Moore (Edited by), L. A. Casselton (Edited by), D. A. Wood (Edited by), J. C. Frankland (Edited by)

9780521106276, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 June 2011

628 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.91 kg

Originally published in 1985, this book describes research on the ecological, structural, physiological, genetic and molecular factors that control morphogenesis in the higher fungi. The topics range from the relation between organism and substrate to problems associated with the production of mushrooms in commercial conditions, and include accounts of research on biochemical, molecular and structural aspects of mushroom fruit body development. Thus both pure and applied studies of the biology of basidiomycetes are included in this volume, which provides a detailed synthesis of the area, by authors of the highest calibre.

List of contributors
Preface
1. Resource relations - an overview A. D. M. Rayner, R. Watling and Juliet C. Frankland
2. Tropical agarics: resource relations and fruiting periodicity J. N. Hedger
3. Armillaria: resources and hosts J. Rishbeth
4. The growth of Crinipellis perniciosa in living and dead cocoa tissue B. E. J. Wheeler
5. Mycorrhizal dynamics during forest tree development J. Dighton and P. A. Mason
6. A comparative ultrastructural analysis of the host–fungus interface in mycorrhizal and parasitic associations J. A. Duddridge
7. The challenge of the dolipore/parenthesome septum Royall T. Moore
8. Dikaryon formation Lorna A. Casselton and Androulla Economou
9. Cytology of hyphal interactions and reactions in Schizophyllum commune N. K. Todd and R. C. Aylmore
10. Morphogenesis of vegetative organs A. D. M. Rayner, J. A. Powell, W. Thompson and D. H. Jennings
11. Developmental character of agarics Roy Watling
12. Elongation of the stipe of Coprinus cinereus G. W. Gooday
13. Differentiation and pattern formation in the fruit body cap of Coprinus cinereus Isabelle V. Rosin, Jacqueline Horner and David Moore
14. Determination of the initial steps in differentiation in Coprinus congregatus Ian K. Ross
15. Production and roles of extrcellular enzymes during morphogenesis of basidiomycete fungi D. A. Wood
16. The biochemistry of Agaricus fructification J. B. W. Hammond
17. Growth and development of Lentinus edodes on a chemically defined medium Gary F. Leatham
18. Ultrastructural aspects of fruit body differentiation in Flammulina velutipes M. A. J. Williams, A. Beckett and N. D. Read
19. Developmental genetics - from spore to sporophore T. J. Eiliot
20. Nucelic acid studies in Schizolphyllum Robert C. Ullrich, Charles P. Novotny and Charles A. Specht
21. Molecular biology of fruit body formation in Schizophyllum commune J. G. H. Wessel, J. J. M. Dons and O. M. H. De Vries
22. Meiosis and genetic recombination in Coprinus cinereus Patricia J. Pukkila, David M. Binniger, Jeane R. Cassify, Beverly M. Yashar and Miriam E. Zolan
23. Strategies for mushroom breeding Carlene A. Raper
24. Biological and technological aspects of commercial mushroom growing P. B. Flegg
25. Composting technology Lung-Chi Wu
26. Secondary metabolic products of selected agarics Norman Claydon
27. Developmental biology of agarics - and overview A. F. M. Reikinders and David Moore
Species index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Microbiology [non-medical PSG]