Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms : Technology and Applications edited by Diego Cunha Zied and Arturo Pardo-Giménez

Chapter 1 Mushrooms and Human Civilization
--Chapter 2 Current Overview of Mushroom Production in the World
--Chapter 3 Mushrooms: Biology and Life Cycle
--Chapter 4 Genetic Aspects and Strategies for Obtaining Hybrids
--Chapter 5 Spawn Production
--Chapter 6 Compost as a Food Base for Agaricus bisporus
--Chapter 7 Casing Materials and Techniques in Agaricus bisporus Cultivation
--Chapter 8 The Bag or Block System of Agaricus Mushroom Growing
--Chapter 9 The Mushroom Industry in the Netherlands
--Chapter 10 New Technology in Agaricus bisporus Cultivation
--Chapter 11 Insect, Mite, and Nematode Pests of Commercial Mushroom Production
--Chapter 12 Mushroom Diseases and Control
--Chapter 13 Harvesting and Processing of Mushrooms
--Chapter 14 Mushroom Farm Design and Technology of Cultivation
--Chapter 15 Cultivation of Mushrooms in Plastic Bottles and Small Bags
--Chapter 16 Cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus
--Chapter 17 Characteristics, Production, and Marketing of the Sun Mushroom: The New Medicinal Cultivated Mushroom
--Chapter 18 Cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum
--Chapter 19 Naturally Occurring Strains of Edible Mushrooms: A Source to Improve the Mushroom Industry
--Chapter 20 Spent Mushroom Substrate Uses
--Chapter 21 Chemical, Nutritional, and Bioactive Potential of Mushrooms
--Chapter 22 Medicinal Properties and Clinical Effects of Medicinal Mushrooms

Comprehensive and timely, Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Technology and Applications provides the most up to date information on the various edible mushrooms on the market. Compiling knowledge on their production, application and nutritional effects, chapters are dedicated to the cultivation of major species such as Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Agaricus subrufescens, Lentinula edodes, Ganoderma lucidum and others. With contributions from top researchers from around the world, topics covered include: Biodiversity and biotechnological applications Cultivation technologies Control of pests and diseases Current market overview Bioactive mechanisms of mushrooms Medicinal and nutritional properties Extensively illustrated with over 200 images, this is the perfect resource for researchers and professionals in the mushroom industry, food scientists and nutritionists, as well as academics and students of biology, agronomy, nutrition and medicine.