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Production of Edible Mushrooms

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Abstract

Among the various horticultural crops, mushroom cultivation is one of the most suitable and safest commodities suitable for tropical, subtropical and temperate climatic regions. Mushroom cultivation helps in the recycling and conversion of agricultural wastes into protein-rich food and it is nowadays carried out in cropping rooms where fluctuations in climatic conditions like temperature and drought have little impact. The growing of mushrooms is a labour-intensive activity, so it can help in employment generation, particularly in developing countries. Mushroom production during the past three decades has achieved a phenomenal growth not only in production but also in productivity. There is an immense biodiversity in mushrooms, which can and will be exploited for food, medicinal and industrial applications. The recent technology for growing some of the edible mushrooms is discussed. Today not only the total production but also the number of commercially cultivated varieties have increased and several new edible species are under the process of commercialization throughout the world.

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  1. Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, 173213, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Ramesh Chandra Upadhyay & Manjit Singh

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Upadhyay, R.C., Singh, M. (2011). Production of Edible Mushrooms. In: Hofrichter, M. (eds) Industrial Applications. The Mycota, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11458-8_4

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