Mushroom Biotechnology: Developments and Applications

by Marian Petre

Overview

Mushroom Biotechnology: Developments and Applications is a comprehensive book to provide a better understanding of the main interactions between biological, chemical and physical factors directly involved in biotechnological procedures of using mushrooms as bioremediation tools, high nutritive food sources, and as biological helpers in healing serious diseases of the human body.

The book points out the latest research results and original approaches to the use of edible and medicinal mushrooms as efficient bio-instruments to reduce the environment and food crises. This is a valuable scientific resource to any researcher, professional, and student interested in the fields of mushroom biotechnology, bioengineering, bioremediation, biochemistry, eco-toxicology, environmental engineering, food engineering, mycology, pharmacists, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128027943
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	10/20/2015
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Marian Petre is professor of biotechnology for environmental protection, microbial biotechnology, bioremediation, microbial ecology, and bioengineering at University of Pitesti, Faculty of Sciences. He has published more than 150 scientific articles, 73 of them in international journals and proceeding volumes all over the world; he is also the first author of 10 Romanian patents in mushroom biotechnology. So far, he has written and edited 25 books on applied biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, microbiology, bioremediation and microbial ecology.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Biotechnology of Mushroom Growth Through Submerged Cultivation CHAPTER 2 Biotechnological Recycling of Fruit Tree Wastes by Solid-State Cultivation of MushroomsCHAPTER 3 Controlled Cultivation of Mushrooms on Winery and Vineyard WastesCHAPTER 4 Virtual Robotic Prototype for Safe and Efficient Cultivation of MushroomsCHAPTER 5 Growing Agaricus bisporus as a Contribution to Sustainable Agricultural DevelopmentCHAPTER 6 New Prospects in Pathogen Control of Button Mushroom CulturesCHAPTER 7 Sclerotium-Forming Mushrooms as an Emerging Source of Medicinals: Current PerspectivesCHAPTER 8 Medicinal Mushrooms with Anti-Phytopathogenic and Insecticidal PropertiesCHAPTER 9 Cultivation of Medicinal Fungi in BioreactorsCHAPTER 10 Use of Aspergillus niger Extracts Obtained by Solid-State FermentationCHAPTER 11 Identification and Application of Volvariella volvacea Mating Type Genes to Mushroom BreedingCHAPTER 12 Biotechnological Use of Fungi for the Degradation of Recalcitrant Agro-Pesticides

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Provides biological tools for the cultivation of mushrooms for the agriculture and food industries