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"A prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi-and how to avert further loss across species, including our own. Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on earth, and a fungus that can persist in the environment without its host is here to stay. In Blight, Emily Monosson documents how trade, travel, and a changing climate...
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"Fungi can appear anywhere, from desert dunes to frozen tundra. They can invade our bodies and live between our toes or our floorboards. They are unwelcome intruders or vastly expensive treats, and symbols of both death and eternal life. But despite their familiar presence, there's still much to learn about the eruption, growth, and decay of their secret, interconnected, world"--
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"An engaging and thrilling tour of the new frontiers in mycology-from ecology to fermentation to medicine-introducing the reader to the fascinating characters involved in the fungal Renaissance. Fungi are fundamental to life. As decomposers, they are critical to the formation and sustenance of soils and ecosystems. As endlessly innovative chemists, they devise and secrete enzymes that can break down a vast variety of materials, mitigate bacterial...
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"Discover the glorious world of mushrooms, lichens, and micro fungi, as described by Peter McCoy, one of today's foremost experts in the field. Covering the essential information and skills for identifying, cultivating, and celebrating the uniqueness of fungi, this book enables anyone to quickly and easily engage in the art and science of mycology-the study of fungi. Mycology offers vast opportunities to enhance our lives, support our communities,...
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"Fungi are fundamental to all life on Earth. Their natural networks help plants live and grow; as medicine, they save lives; and in the kitchen, they put the fizz in champagne and the flavor in chocolate. But what are fungi? And how do they affect plants, animals, and humans? By feeding many animals and connecting plants, fungi are essential for ecosystems to thrive, playing a crucial role in maintaining life as we know it. With huge potential for...
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The kingdom of fungi has survived all five major extinction events. They are the architects of the natural world, integral to all life. They sustain critical ecosystems, recycling nutrients and connecting plants across vast areas, and help to produce many staples of modern life, such as wine, chocolate, bread, detergent and penicillin. Today, in the face of urgent ecological, societal and spiritual crises, fungi are being engineered to grow meat alternatives,...
8) Wild Food
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Discover the wonders of wild food, from berries to mushrooms to fresh herbs – all of which are wonderful foods free on our doorstep. The author Jane Eastoe shows you how to find, identify and cook a range of wild food, including nuts, seeds, roots, fruit, flowers, seaweed, fungi and plant leaves. Elderberry flowers can be used for making cordial, nettles make delicious soup and sloe gin and horseradish sauce are just two great traditional recipes...
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Las plantas ornamentales, principalmente los árboles urbanos como el Ficus spp., son elementos fundamentales en el paisaje de una ciudad, los cuales brindan diversos beneficios de orden ambiental, estético, paisajístico, recreativo, social y económico. En la ciudad de La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, destacan principalmente dos especies: Ficus benjamina y Ficus microcarpa. Ambas se utilizan para embellecer cualquier área verde de la zona,...
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"Fans of Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life and Suzanne Simard's Finding the Mother Tree will enjoy Seifert's latest... A perspective-shifting guide to our microfungal matrix."—Kirkus
Even though we can't always see them, fungi exist all around us. From forests and farms to food and medicine—and even our homes and bodies—fungal connections shape how we live.
In this illuminating book, readers...
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PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS
Psilocybin mushrooms have been used under therapeutic conditions to treat a wide range of ailments, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, cluster headaches, anxiety, addiction, and depression. They also happen to be one of the world's most popular psychedelics.
Inside, you will learn all about these fascinating mushrooms, their history, effects, and many uses. On top of that, you'll also discover how they are cultivated,...
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Les champignons sont des organismes eucaryotes, c'est-à-dire pourvus de véritables noyaux (avec membrane nucléaire, chromosomes et nucléole) dont les divisions impliquent des séquences mitotiques régulières. Les actinomycètes, qui sont un groupe de procaryotes parmi les bactéries, n'appartiennent...
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This book is specifically designed to help those who diagnose diseases of trees to determine if the specific fungal disease found is known to lead to failures of limbs or trunks. Falling limbs and trunks can lead to injury of people or property, or can disrupt services.
This book was written by several forest pathology experts at the University of Florida. It offers easy to understand text and clear full-color photographs and descriptions of 89 of...
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Mushrooms and their extensive and profitable culture should concern everyone. For home consumption they are a healthy and delicious food, and for the marketplace, when grown properly, they become a very lucrative crop. Contained herein is a comprehensive handbook on all matter of mushroom culture, written with the layperson in mind. Accessible and informative, this book is the perfect guide for budding amateurs and constitutes a great addition to...
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This scarce antiquarian book contains a thoroughly comprehensive guide to mushroom growing, providing all the information anyone interested in such an endeavour could possibly desire. Aimed at the complete beginner, this text is the perfect handbook for helping budding amateurs establish and maintain a successful mushroom-growing project. A great addition to any collection of mycological literature, this book contains timeless information that will...
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The art of mushroom-growing in England had been passed on from generation to generation without the development of very exact methods, and there is still considerable ignorance of some of the most important factors. This fascinating guide on mushroom-growing seeks to elucidate the most important of these factors, making it a wonderful handbook for beginners and also proving a useful reference for seasoned growers. Chapters contained within this text...
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"One of American Institute of Graphic Arts' Top 50 Books / 50 Covers of 2021" Lawrence Millman is a mycologist and author of numerous books, including Our Like Will Not Be There Again, Last Places, Fascinating Fungi of New England, and At the End of the World. He has done mycological work in places as diverse as Greenland, Honduras, Iceland, Panama, the Canadian Arctic, Bermuda, and Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he has documented 321...
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This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on making cider and wine, with details of experiments in cider making applicable to farm conditions and notes on the use of pure yeasts in wine making. "Enological Studies" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the science behind brewing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Cider Made from Low-grade Apples in Hot Weather", "Character...
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The study of the wild mushrooms of the woods and fields will appeal to the amateur collector and the lover of nature, as well as to the scientist with an interest in the field. The beautiful colors and textures displayed by these fungi provide an immense attraction to the artistic, while the more practical minded are interested in their culinary applications; to the more advanced student, the variety in form and detail of microscopic investigation...
20) Fungi Collected in Shropshire and Other Neighbourhoods: A Victorian Woman's Illustrated Field Notes
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Venture into the woods alongside a pioneering female mycologist. This one-of-a-kind, keepsake volume celebrates the timeless fascination of fungi.
Very little is known about M. F. Lewis-not even her first name. Mysterious, prolific, and deeply enamored with the world of mushrooms, she left us a treasure trove of mycological illustrations. For over forty years, from 1860 to 1902, Lewis rambled across England and Wales, recording an astonishing biodiversity...
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