Mushroom Cultivation
4th Edition

Description

The 500 page, 4th Edition of Mushroom Cultivation, subtitled Appropriate Technology for Mushroom Growers, expands on earlier editions that were aimed more at growers in developing countries.  The book now includes many more details.  Here is a listing of the chapters:

1. 1. Benefits of Mushrooms
   2. General Biological Information on Mushrooms
   3. Substrate Characteristics
   4. Technical Data of Mushroom Species – An Overview
   5. Spawn, breeding and Conservation of Strains in General
   6. Environmental Care and Certification Schemes
      a. Circular Economy and Mushroom Cultivation
      b. Combining Greenhouses and Mushroom Cultivation
   7. Feasibility: Cost and Returns
   8. Mushroom Markets and Marketing
   9. Organisation: Extension and Research
   10. Practical Aspects of Spawn Production
       a. Liquid Spawn
   11. Climate Control in General
       a. Understanding the Mollier Diagram
   12. Simple Mushroom Farms
   13. Advanced Mushroom Farms and Tunnels
   14. Modern Climate Controlled Installations
       a. Innovations in Energy Saving and sustainable Energy Production
   15. Cultivation on Fermented Substrates in General
   16. Casing Soil
   17. The Indoor Composting Process for Agaricus Cultivation
   18. Agaricus Cultivation: From Spawn Run to Harvest
   19. Climate Control in General
       a. Supplementation in Agaricus Cultivation
   20. Mechanisation in Agaricus Production
   21. Cultivation on Pasteurized Substrates
   22. Cultivation on Sterilized Substrates
   23. Lentinula edodes (Shiitake) Cultivation on Sterilized Substratees
   24. Cultivation on Wood Logs
   25. The Collection and ‘Cultivation’ of Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms
   26. Post-harvest Handling
   27. Pests and Diseases
   28. Biological Control of Pests and Diseases

In addition the book includes several Appendices:
A. Safe Use of Pesticides
B. Conservation of Strains and Culture Collections
C. Spore Allergies
D. Maintenance hart
E. Termitomyces: A Common Genus in Africa and South-East Asia
F. Suppliers
G. Chemical Analysis for Mushroom Cultivation
G1. Quality Control of Compost with NIR
H.  Annotated Bibliography
I. Management and Motivation
J. Glossary

and an Index.