A Comprehensive Textbook of Mushroom Cultivation

Contents: 1. Exploring the world of mushroom. 2 Importance of mushroom. 3. Asset requirement for establishment of mushroom farming. 4. General equipments and items require in the mushroom laboratory. 5. Culture media, culturing, preservation and storage of mushroom culture. 6. Mushroom spawn. 7. Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp.) cultivation. 8. Button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) cultivation. 9. White milky mushroom (Calocybe indica) cultivation. 10. Paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) cultivation. 11. Reishi mushroom cultivation. 12. Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) cultivation. 13. Poisonous mushroom and its harmful effect. 14. Major pests of mushroom and their management. 15. Important diseases of mushroom and their management. 16. Cultivation steps, opportunities and risks in mushroom cultivation. 17. Problems, causes and their solution during pure culture/spawn preparation and mushroom cultivation. 18. Economic, social and environmental impacts of mushroom cultivation. 19. Mushroom cultivation management. 20. Post harvest handling and processing of mushroom.