Diversity and Production of Edible Mushrooms

by Lenin, S. Kannaiyan & T. Marimuthu & K.

ISBN: 9789354614309
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Imprint : Associated Publishing Company
Year : 2023
Price : Rs. 6695.00
Biblio : vii+184p.,figs.,tabls., 25 cm

Author Profile

Prof. (Dr.) S. Kannaiyan, Former Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai is Doctorate in Agricultural Micorbiology. He was a Post Doctoral Fellow in the University of London, UK and also at Charles Kattering Research Institute, USA After serving as a visiting scientist in the University of California, Davis, USA, he shifted his focus on research work to Azolla biofertilizers. <BR> He has published more than 400 scientific research papers in National and International Journals. He has also written 30 books and edited 32 books. Prof. (Dr.) T. Marimuthu, formerly Dean, Post Graduate Studies and Director, Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricutural University, Coimbatore and presently Joint Director, World Noni Research Foundation, Chennai He obtained his B.Sc. (Agri.) and M.Sc. (Agri.) microbiology from Annamalai University in 1968 and 1970 respectively. He earned his doctoral degree in 1978 from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. Dr. K. Lenin is presently working as Research Scientist, E.l. Dupont India Ltd. Dupont Ag-Biotech (SBU), Hyderabad. He was Research Scientist, Mahyoo Seeds Ltd. India from 2006-2008, Research Assistant for Euro Rice Research Project from 2002-2004.

About The Book

Diversity and Production of Edible Mushrooms contains mainly biodiversity and conservation of mushrooms, organic mushroom production, problems of mushroom industry, commercial production of mushrooms and constraints and future strategies for mushroom production. The book also primarily focuses on production technologies as well as constraints of paddy straw mushroom and oyster mushroom. The medicinal value of the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum is lucidly reviewed in the book The book also contains rural seasonal structures for optimum production of mushrooms as well as processing, product development and value addition in mushrooms. <BR>