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Production, Cost Benefit Analysis and Marketing of Oyster Mushroom
Oyster mushroom is one of the edible mushrooms. It comes under the class Basidiomycetes. Mushrooms are defined as a fleshy fruiting body of... -
Mushrooms for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship
Mushrooms can be used as food, dietary supplements and medicine. Mushrooms are a rich source of protein having essential amino acids and high... -
The Potential of Mushrooms in Develo** Healthy Food and Biotech Products
Wild and cultivated edible and medicinal mushrooms have long been known by humans as a source of valuable food and medicines in Asian and European... -
Microbiome analysis and growth behaviors prediction of potential spoilage bacteria inhabiting harvested edible mushrooms
Harvested edible mushrooms decay quickly due to the growth of spoilage bacteria. The current study revealed the variations of bacterial communities...
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Nutrient uptake in supplemented substrate by oyster mushroom
Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is a promising alternative for supplementing oyster mushroom substrate, replacing conventional cereal bran. Therefore,...
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Substrate level optimization for better yield of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) production, using different ratio of rice straw and sugarcane bagasse
Mushroom cultivation has been identified as a cost-effective technique for converting lignocellulosic wastes. This study utilized a combination of...
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Health Benefits of Mushrooms: An Appraisal
In recent years, the health benefits of mushrooms are being realized in an exponential manner. Mushrooms are an interesting group of organisms, which... -
Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Some Aspects and Prospects
Mushrooms belong to Basidiomycotina and their cultivation has become a multi-millionaire industry. The edible mushrooms are also known as Morels,... -
Metal Content in Caps and Stalks of Edible Mushrooms: Health Benefits and Risk Evaluation
Mushrooms are a good source of protein and phenolic compounds which provides health benefits for humans. The purpose of this study was to compare the...
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Importance of Mushrooms for Food Security in Africa
Humans require food for all essential activities of life. From ages, humanity is struggling with malnutrition and food scarcity because of poor... -
Trichoderma Green Mould Disease of Cultivated Mushrooms
This chapter presents a literature overview about the green mould disease of cultivated mushrooms caused by Trichoderma species, a problem which may... -
Species diversity of fungal pathogens on cultivated mushrooms: a case study on morels (Morchella, Pezizales)
Mushrooms are important organisms because of their human nutritional and medicinal value. With the expansion of the cultivation of edible mushrooms,...
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Effect of Selenium-Enriched Substrate on the Chemical Composition, Mineral Bioavailability, and Yield of Edible Mushrooms
Mushrooms absorb minerals from substrates in which they are cultivated, so they could be used as vehicles of minerals that are deficient in human or...
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Successful domestication of Neonothopanus Hygrophanus (Mont.) De Kesel & Degreef and Lentinus Squarrosulus Mont., indigenous saprophytic edible mushrooms from Kibira National Park in Burundi
BackgroundMushroom cultivation in Burundi provides an excellent way to diversify agricultural production although domestication of mushroom species...
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Challenges and opportunities in producing high-quality edible mushrooms from lignocellulosic biomass in a small scale
AbstractMushrooms are high-value products that can be produced from lignocellulosic biomass. Mushrooms are the fruiting body of fungi and are...
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Mushroom Cultivation
Mushroom cultivation involves a meticulous process, starting from spawn preparation to harvesting. Mushrooms are categorized based on cultivation... -
Identification and morpho-molecular characterization of low spore strain in oyster mushroom
BackgroundSporocarps of oyster mushroom liberate enormous spores and cause allergic reactions to workers involved in its cultivation. These...
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Problems of Fungal Contaminants and Cultivation Strategies of Certain Medicinal Mushrooms
Mushrooms are crucial elements of youngster forest produce, that develop at the maximum plentiful biomolecule of this biosphere, that is, cellulose.... -
Cultivation of Two Edible Mushrooms and Need for Training of Mushroom Production Technology to Enhance Rural Economy
Mankind has succeeded in domesticating a large number of agricultural, horticultural and forestry plants but domestication of mushrooms is not done... -
Two commercially important culinary mushrooms; Pleurotus spp. and Lentinus spp. and their cultivation potential on lignocellulosic waste from aromatic plants
Mushrooms are considered as future vegetables as they have remarkable nutritional and medicinal properties and thus, their demand has been increasing...