Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The origin and status of fungi; 3. Form and structure; 4. Culture and nutrition; 5. Sexuality, cytology and genetics; 6. Pathogenicity; 7. Poisonous, hallucinogenic and allergenic fungi; 8. Uses of fungi; 9. Distribution of fungi; 10. Classification; 11. Organisation for mycology; Epilogue; Indices.

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In this volume Dr Ainsworth gives a straightforward account of the main views held about fungi for the past three millennia.