Contents

Chapter 1 2 3 Title Mushroom Production: An Agribusiness Activity Manjit Singh Nutritional and Medicinal Values of Mushrooms K. Manikandan Production and Marketing of Mushrooms: Global and National Scenario G.C. Wakchaure Mushroom Culture Preparation and Preservation Techniques R.C. Upadhyay Spawn Production Technology V.P Sharma and Satish Kumar . Raw Materials and Formulations of Compost for White Button Mushroom B. Vijay Methods of Compost Preparation for White Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) B. Vijay Farm Design for Commercial Button Mushroom Cultivation B. Vijay Crop Management of White Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) O.P Ahlawat . Post Composting Supplementation for High Yield of White Button Mushroom B. Vijay Growth Regulators for Mushroom Yield Enhancement O.P Ahlawat . Quality Traits in Cultivation Mushrooms and Consumer Acceptability Shwet Kamal Page 1 11 15

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Economics of Button Mushroom Cultivation under Environment 113 Controlled Conditions B. Vijay Cultivation Technology of Summer White Button Mushroom (Agaricus bitorquis) B. Vijay 125

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Oyster Mushroom Cultivation R.C. Upadhyay Economics of Oyster Mushroom Cultivation R.C. Upadhyay Cultivation of Paddy Straw Mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) O.P Ahlawat . Competitor Moulds and Diseases in Mushroom Production and Their Management V.P Sharma and Satish Kumar . Biology and Management of Insect Pests and Mites of Mushrooms Satish Kumar and V.P Sharma . Nematode Pests of Mushrooms and Their Management Satish Kumar and V.P Sharma . Recycling of Spent Mushroom Substrate O.P Ahlawat . Postharvest Handling of Fresh Mushrooms G.C. Wakchaure Mushrooms Value Added Products G.C. Wakchaure Cultivation of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) V.P Sharma, Satish Kumar and S.R. Sharma . Cultivation of Specialty Mushrooms Auricularia, Flammulina, Calocybe and Agrocybe V.P Sharma and Satish Kumar . Cultivation of Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum V.P Sharma and Satish Kumar . Round the Year Cultivation of Mushrooms Mahantesh Shirur Art of Mushroom Cooking Shailja Verma Annexures

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