Mushrooms - Edible and Medicinal : Cultivation, Conservation, Strain Improvement with their Marketing
| Author | : | B.N. Verma, Prem Kumar Prasad, K.K. Sahu |
| Year of Publication | : | 2013 |
| Publisher | : | Daya Publishing House |
| ISBN - 13 | : | 9788170358022 |
| Edition | : | First |
| Language | : | English |
| Binding | : | Hardcover |
| No of Pages | : | 431 Pages |
| Subject | : | Horticulture |
About the Book :
This book present comprehensive account of works done so far
on basic and applied aspects of edible Mushrooms in simple and lively style for
better perception of the readers even without any background knowledge of
biology.
It includes morphological characteristics of 568 edible mushroom taxa along
with their synonym, common name, ecological notes and distribution besides the
live photographs of 120 taxa in their natural colour.
Identification of the poisonous mushrooms, Cultivation methods, Culture of
mycelia, Harvesting Post harvest management and marketing have been discussed
with full coverage.
Diseases and their control measures have been adopted for extending shelf life
of mushroom described along with stepwise method for preparing value added
mushroom products.
About Author :
Dr. Bhola Nath Verma was born on 8th June 1943 and was superannuated from the active service as University Professor and Head, University Dept. of Botany, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar (India).
Dr. Prem Kumar Prasad is working as Peincipal, B.M. College, Rahika, Madhubani (Bihar).
Dr. K.K. Sahu is Head and Reader in Botany, B.R.B.C College, Samastipur under L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, Bihar (India).
