It belongs to the class of saprophytic fungi, which feed on dead wood, or other decaying matter, and are vital for life on earth. "Saprophytic fungi are still very much understudied and underloved ...

Scientifically, they belong to the kingdom Fungi and are often classified into different genera such as Agaricus, Pleurotus, ...

This book will continue to be of great historical interest to all scholars of Pathogenic root-infecting fungi. 5. Competitive saprophytic colonization of substrates by root-infecting fungi 6.