The production of Mushrooms is a major, world-wide, highly mechanized process. Healthy crops are essential if yields, quality and profitability are to be maintained. This book covers the recognition, biology, and control of pests and diseases which are a major cause of crop losses. Up-to-date and intensely illustrated, Mushroom and Disease Control fully explores the important aspects of pest and disease control. From changes in the management of pest and pathogen populations and new methods of crop production to the more effective use of environmental controls and environmental protection.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Mushrooms: Uses and applications
Mushroom plant growth promoting rhizobacteria formulations and its scope
Mushroom growing: Technical briefs and manuals
Agro-waste for cultivation of edible mushrooms
Oyster Mushroom Cultivation
Small-Scale mushroom cultivation
Mushrooms: Cultivation, nutritional values, medical effects and environmental impact
Wild Mushroom hunting
Helping the ecosystem through mushroom disease control in the 21st century
Mushroom integrated pest management
Biologically derived chemicals used in biological control of insects
Management of pesticide use on mushroom production
Challenges of limiting pesticide residues in mushroom vegetables
Detection of a virus disease on white button mushroom
Integrated disease and pest control in mushroom tunnels
Bibliography
Index

Author Bio:
Dr. J.K. Singh is senior most Reader in the Deptt of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi having 28 years of teaching and research experience. He has written research papers and articles published in various national and international journals besides books on Environment, Forest and Biodiversity. He has attended number of seminars and conferences and presented his papers. He has also guided many Ph.D students.