[EBOOK] SHIITAKE CULTIVATION (MUSHROOM GROWERS HANDBOOK), PUBLISHED BY MUSHWORLD

As a non-profit organization, MushVVorld has devoted itself to distributing abundant valuable information on mushroom science and cultivation via its website, www.MushWorld.com, for free since established in 1998. Though the access to MushWorid is free and unlimited, Internet is not readilv available for people in developing countries, who sincerely need information sources for mushroom growing.

The Mushroom Growers' Handbook series published and distributed for free bv MushWorld is aimed at providing those people with greater access to information on mushroom cultivation. The first handbook was published in March, 2004, on the subject of oyster mushroom cultivation and has been distributed to developing countries free of charge through their embassies and NGOs. All the papers included in the first handbook are also being provided on the MushWorld W’ebsite. This handbook joined in disseminating the effectiveness of mushroom growing as a means of poverty alleviation and in providing practical guides to oyster mushroom cultivation in less developed countries. Since distribution of the handbook, many letters of appreciation and encouragement have been received from those interested in poverty alleviation by mushroom farming or mushroom growing project.

Following the successful publication of the 1st handbook, MushWorld worked on its second handbook, which is about shiitake cultivation, by reviewing various publications on shiitake, contacting mushroom growers and scientists in every comer of the world, and visiting exemplar)' shiitake growing bases in developing countries.

Mushroom Growers' Handbook 2: Shiitake Cultivation covers various aspects of shiitake cultivation W'ith emphasis on applicable technology, especially in developing countries. It consists of two parts and ten chapters.

Part I deals with all the aspects of shiitake cultivation.

Chapter 1 is an introduction to shiitake and its cultivation. It presents interesting aspects of shiitake cultivation including its cultivation history, various kinds of growing practices, world production & consumption, nutritional & medicinal values, and illustrated guides to shiitake cultivation.

Chapter 2 is about spawn and strain, one of the most important factors affecting mushroom growing. In this chapter, shiitake spawn preparation is provided W'ith vivid images, shiitake spawTi improvement for alternative substrates is discussed, and finally, cryogenic preservation method of shiitake spawn stocks is described.

Chapter 3 reviews shiitake cultivation on log, a traditional method. Every detail of log cultivation Is elaborated with solid scientific data and 2 examples in Brazil and Nepal.

Chapter 4 is about shitake bag cultivation, W'hich is widely practiced. This chapter begins with a technical investigation on principles of shiitake cultivation on sawdust. Following arc several examples of shiitake growing on different alternative substrates. The subsequent examples of shiitake growing in Thailand and China illustrate various practices of bag cultivation adapted to each region. Finally, farm diary of shiitake bag cultivation encourages growers to do various trials to Find cultivation methods best Fit for their environmental and market conditions.

Chapter 5 contains how' to manage pest and disease of shiitake. Pathogens, symptoms and control measures of different pests and diseases are well summarized for log and bag cultivation respectively. Abnormal growth is also described with informative supporting images.

Chapter 6 illustrates shiitake growing houses in Thailand and how' to regulate environmental parameters. It is followed by a detailed description of Korean shiitake growing houses, W'hich makes full use of environmental conditions.

Chapter 7 the last chapter of the Part I, covers post-harvest management. Various ways of recycling of spent shiitake substrate and processing harvested shiitake are illustrated. Suggestions are provided for farm management and marketing.

Part II illustrates mushroom growing for better life in the world.

Chapter 8 is about cultivation of various mushrooms for a living. It includes Coprinus mushroom in Thailand, Agaricus blazei in Brazil, and oyster mushroom in Egypt.

Chapter 9 illustrates how mushroom growing projects for poverty alleviation were planned and implemented in Nepal and Colombia, to provide possible project planners and managers with a guide to mushroom growing project.

[EBOOK] SHIITAKE CULTIVATION (MUSHROOM GROWERS HANDBOOK), PUBLISHED BY MUSHWORLD

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