Microfungi of Tropical and Temperate Palms

Download or read book Microfungi of Tropical and Temperate Palms written by Joanne E. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises four chapters dealing with various aspects of the study of microfungi associated with palms, and a comprehensive glossary. Most previous studies of palm fungi have been carried out on tropical rainforest palms, whereas this study includes the aforementioned, plus it looks at fungi associated with palms in non-rainforest habitats in the tropics and also palms from temperate habitats. In addition, this book deals not only with ascomycetes, but also anamorphic fungi and emphasises the importance of studying anamorph-teleomorph connections.