{"product_id":"edible-and-medicinal-mushrooms-9781119149415","title":"Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComprehensive and timely, Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Technology and Applications provides the most up to date information on the various edible mushrooms on the market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Mushrooms and Human Civilization 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBehari Lal Dhar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Domestication of Mushrooms 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Current Overview of Mushroom Production in the World 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Royse, Johan Baars and Qi Tan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Lentinula edodes 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Pleurotus spp. 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Auricularia spp. 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Agaricus bisporus 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Flammulina velutipes 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Outlook 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Mushrooms: Biology and Life Cycle 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEustáquio Souza Dias and Manuela Rocha de Brito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Life Cycle of Fungi 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Subkingdom Dykaria 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Homothallism, Heterothallism, and Amphithallism 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Heterothallism 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Homothallism 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Amphithallism 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Mating Type Genes 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Agaricus brasiliensis (Syn = A. subrufescens or A. blazei): An Intriguing Example of Amphithallism 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Life Cycle of Uncultivated Mushrooms 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 The Truffles 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Morels 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.12 The Chanterelles 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.13 The Matsutake 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.14 Porcini 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.15 Decreased Production of Mycorrhizal Mushrooms in the Northern Hemisphere 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.16 Fitness of Filamentous Fungi 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.17 Final Considerations 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Genetic Aspects and Strategies for Obtaining Hybrids 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eManjit Singh and Shwet Kamal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Agaricus bisporus 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Species) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Conclusion 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Spawn Production 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKasper Moreaux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Our Spawn Industry Today 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Basics 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Spawn Production Techniques 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Strain Selection 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Strain Preservation and Degeneration 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Production of Mother Cultures and Mother Spawn 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Hygiene 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Sterilization, Disinfection, and Filtration 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Substrate Composition 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Incubation 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Conservation and Transport 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Compost as a Food Base for Agaricus bisporus 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJos Buth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Place of Agaricus Strains in Nature 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Compost Process Phase I 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Preparing Raw Materials 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Phase II 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Phase III 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Casing Materials and Techniques in Agaricus bisporus Cultivation 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Pardo]Giménez, J.E. Pardo and Diego C. Zied\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 General Aspects of Casing and Fruiting 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Casing Materials 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Casing Related Techniques 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Bag or Block System of Agaricus Mushroom Growing 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaymond Samp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Overview of the System 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Bags and Blocks in Use 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Practical Use of the System – Phase I and Phase II 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Practical Use of the System – Spawning and Phase III 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Practical Use of the System – Casing through Cropping 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Mushroom Industry in the Netherlands 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJos Buth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 New Technology in Agaricus bisporus Cultivation 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eArcadio Gómez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Stages and Operations of the Production System 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Conclusion 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Insect, Mite, and Nematode Pests of Commercial Mushroom Production 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDanny Lee Rinker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Fly Pests 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Mite Pests 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Nematode Pests 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Mushroom Diseases and Control 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancisco J. Gea and María J. Navarro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Fungal Diseases 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Trichoderma Diseases 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Bacterial Diseases 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Viral Diseases 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Harvesting and Processing of Mushrooms 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuan Valverde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Manual Harvesting 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Mechanical Harvesting 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Automatic Harvesting Systems 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Washing Mushrooms 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Canning Mushrooms 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Conclusions 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Mushroom Farm Design and Technology of Cultivation 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBehari Lal Dhar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Selection of Site and Pre-Requisites 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Components of a Mushroom Farm 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Mushroom Cultivation Technology 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Environmental Crop Management 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Cultivated Edible Specialty Mushrooms 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Cultivation of Mushrooms in Plastic Bottles and Small Bags 309\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatsuji Yamanaka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Characteristics of Mushroom Cultivation in Plastic Bottles and Small Bags 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Cultivation Methods 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Diseases in Mushroom Cultivation in Plastic Bottles and Small Bags 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Pests in Mushroom Cultivation in Plastic Bottles and Small Bags 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus 339\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlma E. Rodriguez Estrada and John Pecchia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Pleurotus Species as Edible Fungi 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Pleurotus spp. as Recyclers 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Characteristics, Production, and Marketing of the Sun Mushroom: The New Medicinal Cultivated Mushroom 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiego Cunha Zied, José Emilio Pardo González, Eustáquio Souza Dias and Arturo Pardo Giménez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Morphological Characteristics 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Spawn Production 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Compost (Phase I and II) 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 Spawning and Mycelium Run 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 Casing Layer 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.7 Facilities used in the Production Process 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.8 Pinning and Harvest 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.9 Post-Harvest and Marketing 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.10 Medicinal and Chemical Characteristics of Mushrooms 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.11 Diseases and Pests 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.12 Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eXuan]Wei Zhou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Growing Conditions of Lingzhi 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Cultivating Patterns 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Production of the Substrate 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Preparation of Spawns and Inoculation 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 Facilities 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 Genetic Breeding 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.8 Duration, Number of Flushes 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.9 Diseases and Pests in the Cultivation of Lingzhi 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.10 Medicinal Values 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Naturally Occurring Strains of Edible Mushrooms: A Source to Improve the Mushroom Industry 415\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdgardo Albertó\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Edible Species and Their Cultivation 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Steps for the Domestication of Naturally Occurring Species 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Finding New Species for the Mushroom Production Industry: A Look Back at the Last Few Years 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Conclusions 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Spent Mushroom Substrate Uses 427\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDanny Lee Rinker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Introduction 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 Characteristics of Spent Substrate 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Bioremediation 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Crop Production 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 Reuse in the Cultivation of Mushrooms 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 Food for Animals and Fish 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.7 Pest Management 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.8 Other Varied Uses 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.9 Conclusion 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Chemical, Nutritional, and Bioactive Potential of Mushrooms 455\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsabel C.F.R. Ferreira,  ngela Fernandes and Sandrina A. Heleno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Brief Introduction 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 Chemical Composition and Nutritional Properties 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 Bioactive Properties 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.4 Conclusions 493\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 493\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Medicinal Properties and Clinical Effects of Medicinal Mushrooms 503\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolomon P. Wasser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Introduction 503\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 Current Perspectives and Advances 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 Medicinal Mushroom Drugs 507\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.4 Medicinal Mushroom Dietary Supplements 508\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.5 Evidences, Challenges, and Unsolved Problems 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.6 Medicinal Mushroom Natural Products as an Unclaimed Source for Drug Discovery 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.7 Unsolved Problems in the Study of Structural Characteristics, Isolation Process, Receptor-Mediated Mechanism and Antitumor Activity of MM β-Glucans 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.8 Medicinal Mushroom Clinical Studies 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.9 Conclusions 533\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 534\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 541\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406996939095,"sku":"9781119149415","price":157.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/edible-and-medicinal-mushrooms-9781119149415","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}