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Pleurotus mushrooms. 1A. Morphology, life cycle, taxonomy, breeding, and cultivation

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Title Pleurotus mushrooms. 1A. Morphology, life cycle, taxonomy, breeding, and cultivation
 
Creator Rajarathnam, S.
Bano, Z.
 
Subject 03 Mushroom
 
Description Pleurotus species represent a well-defined group of Basidiomyceteous fungi of the order Agaricales and family Tricholomataceae. They are characterized by the production of fruit bodies with an eccentric stalk and a wide cap shaped like an oyster shell, with the widest portion of the cap being away from the stalk. They grow over a wide range of temp. and are able to colonize a wide spectrum of unfermented, natural, lignino-cellulosic wastes. Because of their fast mycelial growth rate, they colonize the substrates rapidly; the yield of fruit bodies is also high. The bifactorial inheritance, observed in many of the species, suggests the likelihood of a high degree of genetic variability, and, hence, considerable breeding potential. Pleurotus species can be grown on a commercial scale, without the need for composting and artificial conditioning of the ambient temp. Aspects of basic and applied research--such as morphology, life cycle, taxonomy, breeding, and cultivation--leading to development of a "Pleurotus Technology" are dealt with here.
 
Date 1987
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/2206/1/crc_food_sci_%26_nutrition_26%282%29_157-.pdf
Rajarathnam, S. and Bano, Z. (1987) Pleurotus mushrooms. 1A. Morphology, life cycle, taxonomy, breeding, and cultivation. CRC Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 26 (2). pp. 157-223. ISSN 0099-0248