Contents: 1. An Overview of Mushroom – A Short Outlines on its Identification, Importance, Scope, Medicinal and Nutritive Value. 2. Spawn Production, Culture Media Preparation and Equipment Required for Spawn Laboratory. 3. Cultivation Technology of Oyster Mushroom. 4. Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation in NEH Region - Committed to Natural Farming. 5. Cultivation of Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). 6. Recent Approaches and Method for Cultivation of Milky Mushroom in India. 7. Paddy Straw Mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) Cultivation. 8. Common Disease and Pest of Mushroom. 9. Post-Harvest Management of Mushroom. 10. Product Development and Value Addition in Mushrooms.

There is a huge demand of Mushroom in the country and many individuals are interested in adopting Mushroom cultivation. There is a shortage of literature and comprehensive text book on Mushroom. Therefore, this book is prepared for providing technical help to all the individuals who wish to start Mushroom cultivation. This book will provide a new sight in basic practical and applied research related to Mushrooms and their cultivation techniques. This book will be helpful to the beginners, students, practitioner’s farmers, and entrepreneurs and will adequately meet the needs who wish to start their agribusiness through mushroom production.