BACK
|• Introduction |
|• Methods of spawn preparation |
|• Pure culture preparation |
|• Substrate preparation |
|• Multiplication using mother spawn |
|• Cares to be taken |
|• Economics |
|INTRODUCTION |
|Mushroom is an interesting modification of fungal form of life. They are non-green fungal plants occurring seasonally in many parts of the world in various habitats|
|ranging from sandy plains to tropic forests and green meadows to roadsides. There are more than 2000 edible species of which only a few have been brought under |
|cultivation on commercial scale. Of these 80 have been grown experimentally, 20 cultivated commercially and 5 are produced on industrial scale throughout the world.|
|The species grown more commonly and having good export potential are, Agaricus bisporus (white