Essays about: "Fungi importance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words Fungi importance.

  1. 1. Beyond the Bubbles : a Study of Fungal Diversity and Gushing in Beer Production

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

    Author : Alexander Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Fusarium Head Blight; Fungal communities; Metabarcoding; Amplicon sequencing Malting barley; Gushing; Pink kernels; Random forests;

    Abstract : Gushing, violent and spontaneous over-foaming of beer, is a well-known quality reducing phenomenon encountered in the brewing industry. The present study investigated the impact of fungal contamination in barley grains, specifically focusing on gushing and the occurrence of pink kernels. READ MORE

  3. 2. Endophytic fungi in living trees - are communities affected more by tree species, tree age, or geographic origin?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Lisen Källman; [2022-08-16]
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    Abstract : Endophytic fungi are ubiquitous in living vascular plants and have been identified in most terrestrial environments. The endophytes may have various ecological roles such as commensals, symbionts and latent invaders. READ MORE

  4. 3. Collecting the Environment : A Cultural and Aesthetic Historical Analysis of Mushroom Collecting in Sweden from the 19th century to the Present

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Nicole Miller; [2022]
    Keywords : Collecting; Mushrooms; Aesthetics; Environment; History; Sweden; Exhibitions; Natural History; Visual Culture; Fungi; Phenomenology; Ethnomycology; Mycorrhizal Metaphor; Mushroom Time; Collecting the Environment; Nature; Mushroom picking; foraging; aesthetic experience; Svampar; Natur; Sverige; Svamputställningar; visuell kultur;

    Abstract : The aim of this project is to investigate a cultural history of mushroom collecting in Sweden from the 19th century to the present with a focus on connections between aesthetics and the environment.  Collecting is defined broadly as gathering, storing, and accumulating. READ MORE

  5. 4. Identification of spectral features differentiating fungal strains in infrared absorption spectroscopic images

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Dejan Stancevic; [2022]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : There are many unknowns regarding the interaction between fungi and their surroundings. In this project, we took a closer look at hyperspectral images of several fungal strains on two different substrates. The project mainly consisted of developing a code for the classification of fungal strains and the extraction of information from it. READ MORE

  6. 5. Choke disease in timothy : seed borne disease and mycotoxins

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

    Author : Olof Sundström; [2020]
    Keywords : timothy; Phleum pratense; Epichloë; stroma; stromata; seeds; microscopy; mycotoxins; alkaloids; ergovaline; lolitrem B;

    Abstract : Epichloë spp. and their asexual state, formerly named Neotyphodium, are endophytes of the phylum Ascomycota that are symbionts of cool-season grasses. There has been an estimation that one third of all cool-season grass species all over the world are associated with these endophytes. READ MORE