Biology, Cultivation and Applications of Mushrooms / edited by Arun Arya, Katerina Rusevska.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arya, Arun, editor.

Rusevska, Katerina, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture.

Agronomy.

Agricultural biotechnology.

Agricultural Biotechnology.

Local Subjects:

Agriculture.

Agronomy.

Agricultural Biotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (664 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.

Summary:

The edited book consolidates information for profitable commercial cultivation of medicinal mushrooms. The book suggests a large number of substrates to the growers for use in commercial cultivation of Mushrooms. It also elucidates the conservation of wild endangered medicinal mushrooms. Mushrooms are the fungal fruiting bodies which can be seen by naked eyes and collected by hands. These are extremely heterogeneous organisms characterized by high levels of species diversity and are widespread in all environments. Researches conducted by score of mycologists and biotechnologists, have resulted in the continuous discovery of new species and the variability of environments where fungi can be harvested, including air, space the seabed. The fields of applications are unfolding a panorama of uses in varied fields, ranging from agriculture, bioremediation, forestry, food, cosmetics, medical, and in pharmaceutical sectors. The book comprises of three parts, first mentions their applications in Ayurvedic and traditional system of Chinese medicine for the cure of ailments. The truffles are delicious, while many others are recommended, as cure in deadly diseases like cancer, COVID-19, and HIV, as well as memory and longevity enhancer. Lentinus, Ganoderma, and Cordyceps are considered good as antioxidant and cure for inflammation. Second part deals with their occurrence in different habitats and seasons and their biology. Enzymes and mechanisms involved in biodegradation and anatomical details of rotting wood. The third part brings about the need of mushroom technology in improving rural economy. This book is a useful read for researchers and students in agriculture, agronomy and researchers working on mushrooms.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Beauty, Diversity and Potential Uses of Certain Macrofungi

Chapter 2. Therapeutic Potential of Medicinal Mushrooms : Insights into its Use against Covid-19

Chapter 3. Recent advances in the discovery of bioactive metabolites from Xylaria Hill ex Schrank

Chapter 4. Wild Medical Macrofungi in Montenegro: Diversity, Distribution, Ecology and Uses

Chapter 5. Health Promoting and Pharmacological Compounds from Mushrooms

Chapter 6. The nutritional and pharmacological potential of medicinal mushroom “Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi or Reishi)”

Chapter 7. Anti-aging Properties of Medicinal Mushrooms in Systemic Aesthetic Medicine

Chapter 8. Diversity, Chemistry and Environmental Contamination of Wild Growing Medicinal Mushroom Species as Sources of Biologically Active Substances (Antioxidants, Antidiabetics and AChE Inhibitors)

Chapter 9. Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Some Aspects and Prospects

Chapter 10. Truffles: The Cultivation and Health Benefits

Chapter 11. Auricularia spp.: From farm to pharmacy

Chapter 12. Therapeutic Potential of Mushroom Bioactive Nutraceuticals

Chapter 13. Potential Uses of Mushrooms as Dietary Supplement to Enhance Memory

Chapter 14. Beauty, Diversity and Utility of Mushrooms on Postage Stamps

Chapter 15. Citizen for Mushrooms

Chapter 16. Mushroom Biotechnology: Developing Cultivation Protocol for Four different Mushrooms and Accessing their potential in Pollution Management

Chapter 17. The Tolimas and The Mushroom: Mycolatry in Prehispanic Colombia

Chapter 18. Lignocellulosic Waste Management through Cultivation of Certain commercially useful and Medicinal Mushrooms

Chapter 19. Selective and Simultaneous Delignification Capacity of Wood decay Fungi Trametes pini in Tectona grandis L. f. and Terminalia crenulata (Heyne) Roth

Chapter 20. Biological and Ecological Aspects of Rare Bioluminescent Mushrooms

Chapter 21. Cultivation of Two Edible Mushrooms and Need for Training of Mushroom Production Technology to Enhance Rural Economy

Chapter 22. Cultivation and Medicinal Uses of Cordyceps militaris (L.) Link : A Revolutionary Entomopathogenic Fungus

Chapter 23. Cultivation Technology of the Fungus Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst

Chapter 24. Problems of Fungal Contaminants and Cultivation Strategies of Certain Medicinal Mushrooms

Chapter 25. Biochemical Aspects and Cultivation of Medicinal Mushroom Pleurotus florida on Cellulosic waste of Cotton and Paper.

Other Format:

Print version: Arya, Arun Biology, Cultivation and Applications of Mushrooms

ISBN:

981-16-6256-8

981-16-6257-6