Throws light on Whittaker's five kingdom system and beyond, economic importance of fungi and recent developments in fungal taxonomy (AFTOL ): • Includes a chapter on plant parasitic nematodes discussing briefly their life cycle, common symptoms and control measures. • Pedagogically enriched with close to 1000 coloured diagrams and images as well as engaging chapter-end exercises. Contents: I. Division Mycota: 1. The Fungi: General Characters and ...