The book “Mushroom: A Nutritive Food and its Cultivation” encompasses 12 chapters which includes basic knowledge about mushroom and its structural morphology, their nutritional and medicinal values, types of edible mushroom which are commercially exploited and yet to be exploited. Most important chapter is on poisonous mushroom, their different types with characteristics and images, mushroom poisoning, clinical symptomology, mushroom toxins, symptomology based antidotes and management of mushroom poisoning.
Those who want to trade in mushroom, global as well as national scenario of mushroom production and trade is given in separate chapter with further business opportunities. Similarly the medicines manufactured from mushroom are also described in the book for pharmaceuticals industries.
Those who want to cultivate the mushroom for commercial purpose or for small scale or household purpose detailed knowledge about the mushroom farm design, spawn production technology and cultivation aspects and procedures of all the cultivated mushrooms are given in separate chapters in the book.
Mushroom diseases, competitive moulds and their management as well as post harvest handling, processing and preservation is given in detail in separate chapters.
The mushroom main course recipes particularly that of continental, Mexican, Italian, Chinese and Indian besides mushroom soups, snack, starters etc. are given in this book which will nutritionally enrich the homes with delicious food.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nisha Patil
Dr. Nisha Patil completed her graduation from Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, College of Agricultural, Nagpur in 2008 and post graduation from University of Agriculture Science, Dharwad, Karnataka in the subject.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.G. Borkar
Dr. Suresh Govindrao Borkar (b. 1956) is a Professor of Plant Pathology at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Dist. Ahmedanagar (M.S.) India. He has completed his M.Sc. in Plant Pathology from IARI, New Delhi, 1979; Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from IARI, New Delhi, 1983; Post-Doctorate in Plant Pathology from INRA, Angers, France in 1984; D.Sc. in Plant Pathology from International University, Washington, U.S.A. in 1999 and Fellow Management Research Programme in Human Resource Development from Management Studies Promotion Institute, New Delhi in 1990. Dr. Borkar has served in the capacity of Assistant Professor (1985-1989) of Plant Pathology at Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University, Jabalpur and Associate Professor of Plant Pathology (1989-1993) at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri and Professor of Plant Pathology (1994 onwards) in same university. He has more than 60 publications in 8 foreign Journals and 11 Indian Journals of repute covering fundamental and applied aspect of Plant Pathology. Dr. Borkar is recipient of Prof. M.J. Narsimhan Gold Medal (1982-83) and Special Commendation Certificate (1994) of Indian Phytopathological Society. He has been conferred with outstanding personalities 1998 Award, Lifetime Achievement Award 1999, Management Excellence Award, Jewel of India Award, Best Citizen of India Award 1999, Bharat Excellence Award, Man of the Year 1998 Award (U.S.A.), Vikas Ratan Award 2000, Ratan Jyoti Award, 21st Century Millennium Award and Indira Gandhi Excellence Award 2005 and his biography appeared in 20th Century Distinguished Who’s Who (South East Asia Publ.); International Directory of Distinguish Leader Millennium Edition (U.S.A.) and 2000 Outstanding Intellectual of 20th Century (England).
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