Machine generated contents note: 1 Study on Soil and Seed Fungi 1 -- 11 Fungi in Soil and Fungus Flora 1 -- 12 Relationships between Soilborne Plant Pathogenic Fungi and -- Other Soil Microorganisms 3 -- 13 Research Problems on Soil Fungus Floras 4 -- 14 Problems on Classification of Root-Inhabiting Fungi 5 -- 15 Study of Soil Fungi in Relation to Seed Fungi 6 -- 2 Materials and Methodology 13 -- 21 Collection Sites and Samples 13 -- 22 Principles of Isolation Method13 -- 23 Isolations and Cultures of Soilborne Fungi from Plants 14 -- 24 Isolation of Fungi from Soil 14 -- 241 Direct Inoculation Method15 -- 242 Dilution (Plate) Method and Isolation Media 15 -- 243 Trapping (Bait) Method and the Substrates 15 -- 25 Preservation of Cultures 15 -- 26 Morphogenesis on Agar Cultures and Their Observations 16 -- 3 Identification of Fungi17 -- 31 Basal Knowledge for Identification 17 -- 32 Necessity of Experimentation 18 -- 33 Selection of Appropriate Binomials 18 -- 34 Morphologies to be Observed for Identification 18 -- 35 References for Fungal Taxonomy and Identification 20 -- 4 Key to Classes of Soil Fungi 21 -- Key to Mastigomycetes, Kingdom of Chromista 22 -- Key to Zygomycetes, Kingdom of Fungi 23 -- Key to Ascomycetes, Kingdom of Fungi 23 -- Key to Basidiomycetes, Kingdom of Fungi 24 -- Key to Deuteromycetes (Mitosporic Fungi), Kingdom of Fungi. 25 -- A. Pycnidium-Forming Fungi 25 -- B. Sporodochium-Forming Fungi 26 -- C. Synnema-Forming Fungi 27 -- D. Aleuriosporae 27 -- E. Arthrosporae 28 -- F. Blastosporae28 -- G. Phialosporae. 30 -- H. Porosporae 31 -- I. Sympodulosporae 32 -- J. Annelosporae and Others 32 -- K. Sterile (Nonspore-Forming) Fungi33 -- 5 List of Fungus Genera 35 -- Mastigom ycotina 35 -- Zygom ycotina35 -- Ascom ycotina 35 -- Basidiom ycotina 35 -- Deuterom ycotina (Mitosporic Fungi) 36 -- 6 Morphology of Soil Fungi 39 -- Mastigom ycotina 39 -- Zygom ycotina 93 -- Ascom ycotina 133 -- Basidiom ycotina 177 -- Deuterom ycotina (Mitosporic Fungi) 183.