The triumph of the fungi : a rotten history / Nicholas P. Money.
The triumph of the fungi : a rotten history / Nicholas P. Money.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N632.4/14
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Landscape architect -- Ch. 2. A farewell to elms -- Ch. 3. The decaffeinator -- Ch. 4. Chocaholic mushroom -- Ch. 5. Rubber eraser -- Ch. 6. Cereal killers -- Ch. 7. Potato soup -- Ch. 8. Blights, rusts, and rots never sleep : a look at forestry and agriculture, biological warfare, and the gl...
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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"Everyone is aware of the nineteenth-century Irish potato famine, but fungal diseases of many other crops have had similarly apocalyptic consequences. Today, coffee, cacao, and rubber are threatened by fungi throughout the tropics. Indeed, fungi have carved their way through the ages, attacking every plant that we cultivate, constantly exploiting n...
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The triumph of the fungi : a rotten history / Nicholas P. Money.
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Includes index.
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N632.4/14
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74VKKKoLV5OM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKKoLV5OM
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9780195189711 (cloth : alk. paper)
019518971X (cloth : alk. paper)
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632.4
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991021810689702626
