1. Introduction to fungal kingdom: An overview 2. The mystical world of mushrooms 3. Biology of Ustilago maydis 4. Dimorphism: An intriguing phenomenon in fungi 5. Biodiversity, taxonomy, conservation, ecology and utilization of Soil fungi: Indian scenario6. Diversity and biopotential of yeasts from extreme environments7. Marine Fungal Ecology in the Molecular Era 8. Oscillatory orchestration of the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae9. Natural variation in efficiency of meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA in Neurospora
Section 2: Environmental sustainability
10. Fungal bioremediation: a step towards cleaner environment 11. Exploring fungal lignocellulose degradation: Secretomic and proteomic approaches12. Keratinophilic fungi and their utility in human welfare
Section 3: Interactions with plants, animals and humans
13. Recent trends in ectomycorrhizal fungal research 14. Effect of rumen microbiome and plant secondary metabolites on enhancingnutrient utilization 15. Class B-trichothecene profiles of Fusarium species as causal agents of head blight16. Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin detection and remediation for safe Health Food17. Biodiversity and biotechnological applications of fungal endophytes associated withtropical plants 18. The explosion of the Brazilian fungal endophytes diversity: taxonomy andbiotechnological potential 19. AMF in alleviation of cold stress in plants 20. Bioprospecting of fungal entomo- and myco-pathogens 21. Human mycoses
Section 4: Bioprospects
22. Thermophilic fungal phytases: characteristics and their suitability for biotechnologicalapplications 23. Fungal enzymes: Sources and biotechnological applications 24. Fungi in hypogean environments: From bioprospection perspectives25. Mushroom's secondary metabolites: A potential source for anticancer therapeuticswith translational opportunities 26. Secondary metabolite biosyntheses by epigenetic modification 27. Application of in vitro and in silico analysis in fungal product research
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