This book is positioned to serve as an outstanding textbook, catering to a diverse range of advanced courses in Plant Science across various disciplines within the field of Life Sciences, including B.Sc. Biology, B.Sc. Biotechnology, B.Sc. Industrial Microbiology, B.Sc. Microbiology, B.Sc. Agriculture, B.A. Archaeology, B.A. Geology, and the Skill Development course at the undergraduate level as outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020. Furthermore, it is well-suited for independent study, offering a foundational resource to acquire essential knowledge and understanding of mushroom cultivation.
The main emphasis of this book is
?Most adequate information
?Easy and understandable language
?Fulfil practical aspects too
?Accurate and Reliable information
?Comprehensive Coverage
?Reader-Focused Approach
?Also includes a glossary and important questions
Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma accomplished his M.Sc. in Botany with a first division from C.C.S. University, Meerut, in 1996. He earned his doctorate in botany from the
same university in 2002. A Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (FLS), Dr. Sharma boasts an extensive 26-year teaching career and over 20 years of research
experience. Since 2003, he has been actively engaged with the PG Department of Botany at Janta Vedic College, Baraut, Baghpat. Dr. Sharma has contributed to over
two dozen research papers published in both national and international journals. Additionally, his literary pursuits include the authorship of 12 books on various botany topics, and he has penned three internationally published monographs on plant physiology, courtesy of a German publication.
1. Common Cultivated Mushrooms and their Food Value
2. Commercial Cultivation of Button Mushroom
3. Compost Preparation for Button Mushroom
4. Filling of Bags with Compost for Button Mushroom
5. Spawning of Button Mushroom
6. Casing in Button Mushroom
7. Cropping and Harvesting of Button Mushroom
8. Commercial Cultivation of Pearl Mushroom
9. Compost for Pearl Mushroom
10. Cropping and Harvesting of Pearl Mushroom
11. Commercial Cultivation of Oyster Mushroom
12. Compost for Oyster Mushroom
13. Cropping and Harvesting of Oyster Mushroom
14. Commercial Cultivation of Paddy Straw Mushroom
15. Compost for Paddy Straw Mushroom
16. Cropping and Harvesting of Paddy Straw Mushroom
17. Commercial Cultivation of Milky Mushroom
18. Compost for Milky Mushroom
19. Cropping and Harvesting of Milky Mushroom
20. Mushroom Growing Unit
21. Medicinally Important Mushrooms
22. Viral Disease in Cultivated Mushroom
23. Bacterial Disease in Cultivated Mushroom
24. Fungal Disease in Cultivated Mushroom
25. Disease Management in Cultivated Mushrooms
26. Insect Pest Management in Cultivated Mushrooms
27. Waste Disposal of Various Mushroom
28. Management of Waste Compost
29. Health and Safety at Workplace, Glossary, Questions
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