Description:The discipline of Mushroom Biology, created by the authors of this book, has now been legitimized by references in the scientific literature and by two International Conferences devoted to the subject. This book sets the parameters of Mushroom Biology in a concise manner and also emphasizes trends and points out future directions which will lead to a greater utilization of mushrooms and mushroom products. The discipline was established to bring together persons who have in common scientific or commercial interests involving mushrooms. The authors' definition of mushroom is more broad than the usual mycological definition so that macrofungi other than Basidiomycetes can be included. Mushrooms may be edible, non-edible, poisonous or medicinal species, with hypogeous or epigeous fruiting bodies, and their texture may be fleshy or non-fleshy.Many aspects of Mushroom Biology are presented, including nutritional and medicinal uses, the role of mushrooms in bioremediation, biotechnology, and in the bioconversion of waste organic materials into forms that can enter the major nutrient cycles.Basic scientific studies involving mushroom species are also considered with an emphasis on genetics and breeding.Contents: "Mushroom Biology: "Introduction to Mushroom Biology"Concise Basics of Fungi as Background for Mushroom Biology: "ClassificationBiology of Fungi"General Principles of Production of Mushrooms and Mushroom Products: "IntroductionMushroom ScienceMushroom Biotechnology"Current Developments in Mushroom Biology: "Worldwide Trends Over the Past DecadeCurrent Activities.Readership: Graduate students, mycologists, mushroom specialists, nutritionists and pharmaceutical chemists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mushroom Biology: Concise Basics and Current Developments. To get started finding Mushroom Biology: Concise Basics and Current Developments, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
216
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Release
2014
ISBN
1299663532
Mushroom Biology: Concise Basics and Current Developments
Description: The discipline of Mushroom Biology, created by the authors of this book, has now been legitimized by references in the scientific literature and by two International Conferences devoted to the subject. This book sets the parameters of Mushroom Biology in a concise manner and also emphasizes trends and points out future directions which will lead to a greater utilization of mushrooms and mushroom products. The discipline was established to bring together persons who have in common scientific or commercial interests involving mushrooms. The authors' definition of mushroom is more broad than the usual mycological definition so that macrofungi other than Basidiomycetes can be included. Mushrooms may be edible, non-edible, poisonous or medicinal species, with hypogeous or epigeous fruiting bodies, and their texture may be fleshy or non-fleshy.Many aspects of Mushroom Biology are presented, including nutritional and medicinal uses, the role of mushrooms in bioremediation, biotechnology, and in the bioconversion of waste organic materials into forms that can enter the major nutrient cycles.Basic scientific studies involving mushroom species are also considered with an emphasis on genetics and breeding.Contents: "Mushroom Biology: "Introduction to Mushroom Biology"Concise Basics of Fungi as Background for Mushroom Biology: "ClassificationBiology of Fungi"General Principles of Production of Mushrooms and Mushroom Products: "IntroductionMushroom ScienceMushroom Biotechnology"Current Developments in Mushroom Biology: "Worldwide Trends Over the Past DecadeCurrent Activities.Readership: Graduate students, mycologists, mushroom specialists, nutritionists and pharmaceutical chemists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mushroom Biology: Concise Basics and Current Developments. To get started finding Mushroom Biology: Concise Basics and Current Developments, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.