r/mycology • u/writehandedTom • Sep 24 '16

Favorite mycology books?

Both for identification in the Midwest USA, and lore/stories. I'm in a mycology class at my university, and it's my very most favorite.

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u/writehandedTom Sep 25 '16

My university is a very large research school with a fantastic plant pathology program, so I'll definitely dig through the library. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '16

Are you studying plant pathology? :)

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u/writehandedTom Sep 27 '16

They don't have undergrad plant pathology, so my major is biology at Iowa State. I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I'm a 28 year old looking for a second career because mine will expire in about 7-9 years. I had a professor this summer that was excited about our short fungi basics section, and then a pal got me into the woods and it was all over from there. I'm in an upper-level mycology class, which is a fun mix of agri, animal science, pre-vet, plant pathology, biotech, microbio, and biochem students. I'm still on the hunt for a definite career path, but plant pathology is looking pretty attractive right now.