Intriguing Inscriptions Submitted by Ron Petersen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville A few days ago, rummaging around in my library, I came upon a small book, very fragile now: Cooke, MC & L Quelet. 1878. Clavis synoptica Hymenomycetum Europæorum. Hardwicke & Bogue, London. 240 pp. + catalogue of books by Hardwicke Read more…
Tricholomas of North America. A Mushroom Field Guide. 2013. Alan E. Bessette, Arlene R. Bessette, William C. Roody, Steven A. Trudell. University of Texas Press, Austin,TX. http://utpress.utexas.edu/. ISBN: 978-0-292-74233-8 (pbk . : alk. paper). Printed in China. 208 pp. Price (Paper) $29.95. The name Tricholoma was proposed by Elias Fries, Read more…
Book Review: Agaricus of North America Agaricus of North America Richard W. Kerrigan. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, Volume 114, 2016. xviii + 573 p. NYBG Press, Bronx, NY. ISBN 978-0-89327-536-5. ISSN 0077-8931 $127.99, member price $115.19 In my opinion, publication of Agaricus of North America represents a Read more…
Book Review: Plant-parasitic microfungi. An Identification book for smuts, rusts, powdery and downy mildews, chytrids and Taphrinales in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol Pfanzenparasitische Kleinpilze: Bestimmungsbuch für Brand-, Rost-, Mehltau-, Flagellatenpilze und Wucherlingsverwandte in Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und Südtirol (2015) [trans. Plant-parasitic microfungi. An identification book for smuts, Read more…
Department of Agriculture – Biologist (Computational/Bioinformatics) Peoria, IL Duties Summary This position is located in the Mycotoxin Prevention & Applied Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in Peoria, IL. The incumbent is responsible for working in collaboration with laboratory scientist and other computation biologist to lead, design, Read more…
Department of Agriculture – Research Microbiologist Summary The incumbent serves as a Research Microbiologist in the Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology (MPM) Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR), Peoria, Illinois. MPM scientists conduct research in genetics, microbiology, chemistry and plant biology to produce information and technologies needed Read more…
Tucker Curator of Lichenology (Assistant Specialist) University and Jepson Herbaria Recruitment Period Open date: November 25th, 2019 Next review date: Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Monday, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to Read more…
Description: This Collection Manager position will be filled at the Assistant level (the first of 3 possible ranks) and will be responsible for direct care and management of the approximately 200,000 specimens (~10% cryptogams) in the Milwaukee Public Museum Herbarium (75% of the time). The remainder of the time will Read more…
A post-doc position in fungal genomics is available immediately to develop new phylogenomics-informed diagnostic tools for Fusarium oxysporum. The primary objective of the project is to develop formae speciales-specific diagnostic assays for several Fusarium wilt pathogens important to California agriculture, based on a phylogenomic dataset that will inform evolutionary patterns Read more…
Plant Specialist, Capital Grounds and Arboretum (CGA), Gardening Division Architect of the Capitol, GS-11/12 Salary: $69,581 – $108,422 At the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), we are proud to be ranked as one of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.Our employees are passionate about AOC’s mission to Read more…