Intro
Preface
Contents
Medicinal Mushrooms: Past, Present and Future
1 Introduction
2 Past
3 Present
3.1 The Pyramid Model of the Mushroom Industry
4 Future Outlook
4.1 Industrial-Scale MM Production
4.2 Mushroom Products: Safety, Standardization, Quality Control
4.3 Other Applications of MM Cultivation
5 Conclusions
6 Closing Remarks
References
Farming of Medicinal Mushrooms
1 Introduction
2 Farming Technology
3 Farming Substrates
4 Farming of Medicinal Mushrooms
4.1 Cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum

4.1.1 Cultivation on Natural Wood Logs
4.1.2 Substrate Cultivation in Bags and Bottles: Synthetic Log Cultivation
4.1.3 Cultivation in Trays or Beds
4.2 Cultivation of Grifola frondosa
4.2.1 Nutrition and Substrate Compositions
4.2.2 Cultivation in Bags
4.2.3 Cultivation in Bottles
4.2.4 Cultivation in Bed Cultures
4.3 Agaricus brasiliensis (Agaricus blazei)
4.3.1 Cultivation in Beds
4.4 Pleurotus Species
4.4.1 Cultivation on Wood Logs
4.4.2 Bag Cultivation
4.4.3 Bottle Cultivation
4.4.4 Cultivation in Beds: Shelf Cultivation

4.4.5 Substrate Improvements and Alternatives for Pleurotus Cultivation
4.5 Lentinus edodes
4.5.1 Production of Lentinus edodes on Wood Logs
4.5.2 Growing Lentinus edodes in Bags (Synthetic Log Production)
4.5.3 Bed Cultures
4.5.4 Substrate Modifications and Improvements
5 Conclusions
References
Mushroom Production in the Southern Cone of South America: Bioeconomy, Sustainable Development and Its Current Bloom
1 Introduction
2 Edible and Medicinal Mushroom Production Traits in the Southern Cone of South America

2.1 Mushroom Cultivation Diversifies the Labour Supply and Encourages the Transfer of Science to the Socio-Cultural Sphere and...
2.2 Mushroom Cultivation Increases the Availability of Healthy Foods
2.3 Mushroom Cultivation Promotes Innovation Aimed at Environmental Sustainability
3 Prospects for the Southern Cone of South America
3.1 1st Bottleneck: The Supply Chain of Substrates
3.2 2nd Bottleneck: Provision of Supplies, Equipment and Infrastructure
3.3 3rd Bottleneck: Authorization, Commercialization and Use of Residual Substrate

4 A Case Study: Bioconversion of Sunflower Seed Hulls and Solid Residues from Olive-Oil Production to Mushrooms of the Ganoder...
5 Sunflower and Olive Lignocellulosic Residues as a Starting Reservoir for the Generation of Nutraceuticals and Energy
6 Conclusion
References
Barriers to the Use of Medicinal Mushrooms for Production of Metabolites
1 Introduction
2 Background to the Story
3 Growing Mushrooms in Liquids
4 Morphology
5 Oxygen Transfer
6 Scale-up
7 Power Input
8 Oxygen Transfer Coefficient
9 Impeller Tip Speed