Mushroom Biotechnology takes a critical approach to mushroom biology for food applications. This resource encompasses the latest scientific research in mushroom technology making it useful to anyone interested mushroom research as it relates not only to agriculture and the food industry, but also those who wish to learn from this type of sustainable technology, and its potential applications to other industries. Written by experts in the field this reference represents the benefits of cultivating mushrooms to improve and sustain a healthy and natural food supply. Presents both theoretical and practical tools to apply mushroom biotechnology to further research to improve value added productsIncludes biotechnological procedures used for growing and developing many species of edible and medicinal mushrooms useful to food production and human healthOffers the latest results of scientific research in the field of mushroom biotechnology in one resource INDICE: Chapter 1: Mushroom biotechnology for bioconversion of organic agricultural wastes into nutritive biomassChapter 2: Biotechnology of recycling the orchard wastes through controlled cultivation of edible and medicinal mushrooms Chapter 3: Fully automatic and secured cultivation of edible and medicinal mushrooms through modular robotic systemChapter 4: Growing Agaricus bisporus and contributing to promote sustainable development of mushroom producing in FranceChapter 5: Use of Aspergillus niger extracts produced ad hoc by solid state fermentation as a strategy to enhance the enzymatic generation of xylose from corn cob Chapter 6: Cultivation of medicinal mushroom biomass in bioreactors Chapter 7: Sclerotia-forming mushroom species: an emerging source of medicinal productsChapter 8: Functional foods and nutraceuticals obtained from medicinal mushroom biomassChapter 9: The use of edible mushrooms for biodegradation of agro-pesticidesChapter 10: New trends in mycoremediation
- ISBN: 978-0-12-802794-3
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 242
- Fecha Publicación: 21/10/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés