Fungal Applications in Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology

Introduction.- Part I. Fungal Biotechnology in Agriculture and Their Potential Contributions Towards Food Security.- Fungi in Composting.- The Genetic Basis of Abiotic Stress Resistance in Extremophilic Fungi: The Genes Cloning and Application.- Fungi as an Alternative to Agrochemicals to Control Plant Diseases.- Part II. Providing Sustainable and Environmentally-Friendly Solutions to Treat Wastewater.- Application of Biological Adsorption and Biodegradation Function of Fungi in Wastewater and Sludge Treatment.- Potential of White-Rot Fungi to Treat Xenobiotic-Containing Wastewater.- Fungal Bioremediation of Emerging Micropollutants in Municipal Wastewaters.- Application of Microalgae and Fungal - Microalgal Associations for Wastewater Treatment.- Part III. Mycoremediation: Fungi as Prolific Degraders to Control Waste and Reduce Pollution.- Mycoremediation of Organic Pollutants: Principles, Opportunities and Pitfalls.- White and Brown Rot Fungi as Decomposers of Lignocellulosic Materials and Their Role in Waste and Pollution Control.- Mycoremediation of Heavy Metal/Metalloid-Contaminated Soil: Current Understanding and Future Prospects.- Part IV. Biotechnology to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuels: From Biomass to Biofuel.- Fungi in Consolidated Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosic Materials.- Fungal Enzyme and Their Role in Bioenergy.- Part V. Fungi as Biofactories and Other Biotechnological Applications.- Fungal Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles, a Cleaner Alternative.- Unravelling the Chemical Interactions of Fungal Endophytes for Exploitation as Microbial Factories.- Geomycology.