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Mushroom Farming Research and Development

By: Archana U Singh and M.P. Thakur

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ISBN
9788170197058
Year
2021
Binding
Hardbound
Language
English
Total pages
358
Ebook
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About the Book

We are very happy to learn that mushroom production in India has been proved to be a very important activity to ensure food, nutrition and employment security and also in  transforming rural economy  through generation of income in rural, semi urban  as well as urban areas. The global production of mushroom from 60,000 tons in 1978 has reached to about 40 million tons in 2019-2020. Similarly, the production of different mushrooms in India from 6,000 tons in 1975 has been enhanced to 1.80 lakh tons in 2019-2020. There are many states in India which are contributing in production of different mushrooms. India is still dominated by the production of only 4-5 mushroom species viz., Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus spp., Volvariella volvacea, Calocybe indica and Lentinula edodes. The major production of  white button mushroom in India is from Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh which contributes for about 73% of the total mushroom production followed by 16% of oyster mushroom production (Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal), 7% paddy straw mushroom (Odisha, Haryana, Delhi) and 3% milky mushroom production (Tamil Nadu, Uttrakhand). The production could have been enhanced due to the awareness created in popularising the nutritional & medicinal values of mushrooms, the production technology of different mushrooms standardised through AICRPs on Mushroom located in different parts of the country, mass training programmes imparted/demonstrations organised under various programmes,  showcasing of  mushroom technology and mushroom products  in  National Mushroom Mela at Solan (H.P.), Kisan Mela, Kisan Gosthi, National Workshops/Seminars,  International Conferences etc.

Various aspects of mushroom growing and covering all aspects including history, identification, biology, factors affecting growth, mushroom spawn production, mushroom types, crop improvement, crop protection, diseases, pests and general problems being encountered during mushroom cultivation have been addressed in the proposed book entitled “Mushroom Farming Research and Development”. The post harvest handling, processing technology, value addition and recipies developed have also been covered with the latest information in the related areas. A very important aspect of mushroom production and quality control i.e. mushroom spawn and mushroom crop standards have been included which would certainly look into the control of quality for domestic and export  oriented market. We have put our great efforts for bringing out this multicoloured compilation of the book with recent up to date information’s on various aspects of mushroom farming practiced all over the globe. We are sure, this book will certainly be extremely useful  to the readers, students, researchers, mushroom growers, entrepreneurs and extension personnel’s in making their doubts clear, updating their existing knowledge in the field of mushroom science and practicing mushroom cultivation as a source of their livelihood up-gradation.

Mushroom Farming Research and Development by Archana U Singh and M.P. Thakur.

358 pages · English · Published 2021

Subjects: Agriculture, Botany, Horticulture, Horticulture

About Author

Dr. (Mrs.) Archana U Singh is serving as Principal Scientist of Department of Nematology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi. She has also worked as Ex-Project Coordinator (Nematodes) of All India Coordinated Research Project on Nematodes of ICAR which is a net working Project. She completed her B. Sc in Zoology (Hons) from Delhi University, M. Sc (Nematology) and Ph.D (Nematology) from IARI, New Delhi. She started her career as ARS Scientist and has 27 years of teaching, research and extension experience. Her field of specialization is Fungal Biocontrol, Integrated Nematode Management and has great interest in Extension activities. She has great interest in Mushroom Cultivation. She has more than 270 publications including research papers, review articles, book chapters, popular articles, etc. in different national and international journals. She has attended many international, national, conferences, workshops, symposia, invited as Resource person, Convenor, Chairman, Rapporteur and Guest speakers. She has received Young Scientist Award, Distinguished Scientist Award, Outstanding Scientist Award, Best poster presentation Award, Prize from PGSSU for work of IARI Alumni Association , First Prize in Poster Presentation, Fellow of GVK Society Award -2017 Bioved Fellowship Award 2018, DAHS Challenge Trophy, Received Appreciation letter Fellow Award and many more. She has organized the 6th “National Symposium on Sustainable Plant Protection Strategies : Health and Environmental Concerns” on 15-17th October, 2005 at Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Distt. Ratnagiri (M.S.), India. She has worked as Incharge for organising the Krishi Vigyan Mela of Nematology Division, IARI from 27th and 28th Februray, 2004. She has worked in Reception, Registration, Cultural and Finance Committee in the IInd International Crop Science Congress held at Vigyan Bhawan, India from 17th-24th Nov. 1996. She has organised and worked as Co-organising Secretary for the 11th National Symposium on Dynamics of Crop Protection: Challenges in Agri-horticultural Ecosystems facing climate change held at MPUA&T Udaipur (Rajasthan) during 23- 25th April, 2015 by Society of Plant Protection Sciences, IARI, New Delhi- 110012. She has worked for many years as Joint Secretary for Society of Plant Protection Science, IARI Alumini Association and ARSFORUM, New Delhi and working as member in the Editorial Board of many Journals. She has worked as External examiner in many Universities for B.Sc, M. Sc and Ph.D students. She has received many prizes in different extra-curricular activities. She has organized Annual Workshop of AICRP nematodes at MPKV, Rahuri (Maharashtra) from 8-9th March, 2013 and Biennial Group Meeting of AICRP (Nematodes) at AAU, Anand (Gujarat) during 19-21st January, 2012. She coordinated, monitored the AICRP (Nematodes) project of ICAR having 15 centres all over India. She is Life member of Indian Phytopathological Society of India, Society of Plant Protection Science and of many other Societies.

Dr. M.P. Thakur graduated and post graduated (Plant Pathology) in Agriculture with Honours and doctorate from JNKVV, Jabalpur. Then he joined as Junior Scientist at JNKVV in 1988 moved to IGKV, Raipur in 1988 as Asstt. Prof., elevated as Assoc. Prof. in 1995, Professor in 2003, Prof. & Head (PlantPathology), IGKV, Raipur in 2006 and 2012-13. Then became Dean, at SK CARS, Kawardha in 2007-12, SKS CARS, Rajnandgaon in 2013-14. He joined as Director, Extension Services at IGKV, Raipur in May, 2014 and Director, Instruction/Controller of Examination in Feb., 2018. At Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishawvidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur (CG) -492 012, India and continuing till date. He was elected as National President, IPS in 2018; Zonal President, IPS in 2013; Zonal Councillor, ISMPP, in 2002. Visiting Fellow of Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai (China); Visiting Fellow of ICRISAT at Patancheru (A.P.); Member, RAC of ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan (H.P.) from 2013-16; Member, Institute Management Committee, National Institute for Biotic Stress Management, Baronda, Raipur from 2020-2023; Recipient of K.C.Mehta and Manoranjan Mitra Award-2019 of IPS; Professor PR Verma Memorial Lecture Award -2018 of ISMPP in 2018; Three Life Time Achievement Awards, one during 3rd International Conference at Management Development Institute of Singapore in 2017, 2nd at International Conference on GRISAAS, Udaipur in 2017 and 3rd by IRDP Journals, Chennai in 2018; All India Above and Beyond Award-2018, Brija Gopal Sharma Memorial All India Best Agriculture Extension Worker Award–2016 by SADHNA, Solan (H.P.); Distinguished Scientist Award by Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.) in 2016; Best Worker Award by IGKV, Raipur in 2001; Section Editor (Mycology) and Member of Editorial Board of Indian Phytopath, Member of Editorial Board of JMPP for eight years, Member Editorial Board of Mushroom Research since 2002; published Six Books, 122 Research Papers/articles, 5 Review Articles, 14 book chapters, 51 Bulletins, 81 Popular Articles, guided 38 PG/Ph.D. Thesis, presented 115 research papers as Key Note Speaker/Guest Lecture in National/International Seminars; Honorary Fellow of Indian Mycological Society, Kolkata in 2020, Fellow of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur, Fellow of Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development, Kanpur.

Content

�Introduction. �Historical Development. �Nutritional and Medicinal Values of Mushroom. �Mushroom Production and Export. �Identification of Mushrooms. �Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms. �Naturally Growing Mushrooms, their Collection and Marketing. �Morphology of Mushrooms. �Mushroom Biology. �Mushroom Genetics and Breeding. �Mushroom Culture Techniques, their Preservation and Maintenance. �Mushroom Spawn Production Techniques. �Role of Enzymes in Wasle Degradation and Production of Mushroom. �Recycling of Spent Mushroom Substrate s. �Compost Preparation for White Button Mushroom. �Steps in Mushroom Growing. �Cultivation of White Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). �Cultivation of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus spp.). �Cultivation of Paddy Straw Mushroom (Volvariella spp.). �Cultivation of Milky Mushroom (Calocybe indica). �Cultivation of Speciality Mushrooms. �Factors Influencing Growth and Yield of Mushroom. �Mushroom Crop Standards. �Pests, Mites and their Management. �Phytonematode Pests of Mushroom. �Major Diseases and their Management. �Economics of Mushroom Cultivation. �Recipes of Mushroom. �Processing and Value Addition of Mushroom. �Human Resource Development on Mushroom Cultivation. �Ancillory Informations.