PP-408            BIOLOGY AND CULTIVATION OF EDIBLE FUNGI                   3(2-1)

Objective

To acquaint students with biology and cultivation of edible fungi.

Theory

History of mushrooms; taxonomy, biology and cultivation of edible fungi in Pakistan; identification of edible and poisonous species; nutritional and medicinal importance of edible fungi; technical aspects of cultivation of button, oyster, straw, Chinese, shiitake, and medicinal edible fungi: growth rooms, pasteurization methods; national and international markets and commercial value of edible fungi; spawn types and processing techniques; pests and diseases of edible fungi and their management.

Practical

Taxonomic studies of wild and cultivated mushrooms; construction of model mushroom houses; Preparation of spawn; development of compost and beds from different agricultural and industrial wastes; control of pest and diseases of mushrooms.

Recommended Books:

1. Alexopoulos, C.J., C.W. Mims and M. Blackwell. 1996. Introductory Mycology. 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, USA.
2. Bahl, N. 1988. Hand book on Mushrooms. 2nd Ed. Oxford & IBH Publ. Co. New Delhi. India.‎
3. Chang, S.T. and P.G. Miles. 2004. Mushroom Cultivation, Nutritional Value, Medicinal Effect and Environmental Impact. CRC Press, NYC, USA.
4. Chang, S.T. and T.H. Quimio. 1982. Tropical Mushrooms: Biological Nature and Cultivation Methods. Chinese University Press.
5. Khan, S.M. and S.M. Khan. 2005. Mushroom cultivation. N SRS Publishers, Faisalabad.
6. Miles,P.G. and S.T. Chang. 1997. MushroomBiology: Concise Basic and Current Developments. World Scientific Publishing Company.
7. Nasim, G. and R. Bajwa. 2010. Glomalean Spore Flora of Pakistan. HEC, Islamabad, Pakistan.