Mushroom Growing for Beginners - With Chapters on Composting, Spawning, Picking and Pest Control
Mushroom Growing for Beginners - With Chapters on Composting, Spawning, Picking and Pest Control

Author: Various

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2012-11-08

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 144748116X

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This classic text provides a comprehensive and practical guide to growing mushrooms, and is suitable for the home and amateur growers. Illustrated with detailed diagrams, it introduces the reader to a broad range of topics and contains helpful advice that remains of relevant use today. Contents include: Mushrooms; About Mushrooms; First Principles; Buildings; Mushroom Growing on a Small Scale; Mushrooms for the Amateur Gardener; Natural or Hit-and-Miss Methods of Growing Mushrooms; Manure and Composting; Preparation of the Beds - Filling, Spawning and Casing; Mushroom Beds; Care of the Boxes and Beds; Casing; Spawn and Spawning Supervising the Spawn Run; Temperature, Moisture, and Light; Watering; The Growing Period; Picking; Sanitation and Pest Control. We are republishing this vintage work in a high quality, modern and affordable edition, featuring reproductions of the original illustrations and a newly written introduction.

Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers
Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers

Author: Frank Gardner

Publisher: Applewood Books

Published: 2008-11

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1429013109

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Frank Gardner's popular 1918 reference discusses the culture of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and flowers.

The Biology and Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms
The Biology and Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms

Author: S. T. Chang

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2013-09-17

Total Pages: 841

ISBN-13: 1483271145

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The Biology and Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms emphasizes the biological and cultivation aspects of edible mushrooms. This book refers to edible mushrooms as epigeous and hypogeous fruiting bodies of macroscopic fungi that are commercially cultivated or grown in half-culture processes or potentially implanted under controlled conditions. The topics discussed include the morphology and classification of edible mushrooms; cryogenic freezing of mushroom spawn; spawning and mycelium growth; and cultivation of Pleurotus. The geographic distribution of truffles; potential cultivation of various edible fungi; and economics of cultivated mushrooms are also elaborated. This publication is intended for experienced mushroom specialists, seasoned commercial growers, and biology students who are interested in edible mushrooms.

Mushroom Pest and Disease Control
Mushroom Pest and Disease Control

Author: John T. Fletcher

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007-10-26

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1840765054

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The production of Agaricus bisporus is a major, world-wide, highly mechanized process. Healthy crops are essential if yields, quality and profitability are to be maintained. Pests and diseases are a major cause of crop losses and this book covers their recognition, biology and control. New pests and diseases are described together with changes in t

Diseases and Pests of Mushrooms and Other Fungi - With Chapters on Disease, Insects, Sanitation and Pest Control
Diseases and Pests of Mushrooms and Other Fungi - With Chapters on Disease, Insects, Sanitation and Pest Control

Author: Various

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2016-12-09

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1473347440

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This comprehensive guide to the diseases and pests of mushrooms and fungi comprises twelve thorough and detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white drawings. It takes a comprehensive and informative look at the subject, and is a fascinating read for any gardener or natural historian. Contents Include: Diseases; Weed Molds; Parasitic Fungi and Diseases, Weed Fungi, Mushroom and Spawn Conditions; The Truffle Disease of Cultivated Mushrooms; Relation of Temperature to Control of Mycogone Perniciosa; Flies, Insect Pests, and Rodents; Insects and Mites; Insect Prevention and Control; Diseases and Pests; Diseases and Competitors; Cleaning, Sanitation, and Disposal of Spent Compost; Sanitation and Pest Control. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

Mushroom Growing - A Practical Manual
Mushroom Growing - A Practical Manual

Author: R. L. O. Jackson

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2014-04-10

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1473393302

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In Mushroom Growing - A Practical Manual the author concentrates on the methods involved in the commercial culturing of mushrooms. He draws upon a wealth of personal knowledge in this field. This early work by R. L. O. Jackson is now republished with a brand new introduction.

The Mushroom Cultivator
The Mushroom Cultivator

Author: Paul Stamets

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780961079802

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... The best source of information on growing mushrooms at home (back cover.).

Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms
Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms

Author: Diego Cunha Zied

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-07-11

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 1119149428

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Comprehensive and timely, Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Technology and Applications provides the most up to date information on the various edible mushrooms on the market. Compiling knowledge on their production, application and nutritional effects, chapters are dedicated to the cultivation of major species such as Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Agaricus subrufescens, Lentinula edodes, Ganoderma lucidum and others. With contributions from top researchers from around the world, topics covered include: Biodiversity and biotechnological applications Cultivation technologies Control of pests and diseases Current market overview Bioactive mechanisms of mushrooms Medicinal and nutritional properties Extensively illustrated with over 200 images, this is the perfect resource for researchers and professionals in the mushroom industry, food scientists and nutritionists, as well as academics and students of biology, agronomy, nutrition and medicine.