An Introduction to Mycology (হার্ডকভার)

Fungi-"the hidden engineers of the ecosystem" have existed on Earth for 1.3 billion years before we humans even got here. These fascinating and beautiful eukaryotic, single-celled and multicellular heterotrophic micro-and macroscopic organisms are vital components of nearly all ecosystems impacting soil and human health, longevity and our economy in myriad ways. Advances made in molecular techniques in recent years have paved the way for DNA analysis of various fungal species to be incorporated into fungal systematics and reshaping the classification of the kingdom Fungi. Keeping this in mind and Reader's input, the textbook has been revised.

The Fourth Edition of the textbook "An Introduction to MYCOLOGY" provides up-todate information on the current phylogenetic classification systems of Fungi, including pseudofungi ( i.e., Holomycota ), fungal life cycles, applications and general topics, as per the need of the students.