1 INTRODUCTION

2 HISTORY

3 MORPHOLOGY OF MUSHROOMS

4 IMPORTANCE OF MUSHROOMS

5 STEPS IN MUSHROOM GROWING

6 THE MUSHROOM BIOLOGY

7 IDENTIFICATION OF MUSHROOMS

8 EDIBLE AND POISONOUS MUSHROOMS

9 MUSHROOM GENETICS AND BREEDING

10 MUSHROOM GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENT

11 SPAWN AND SPAWN PRODUCTION

12 ECONOMICS OF CULTIVATION OF MUSHROOMS

13 CULTIVATION OF WHITE BUTTON MUSHROOM

(AGARICUS BISPORUS)

14 CULTIVATION OF OYSTER MUSHROOM

(PLEUROTUS SP.)

15 CULTIVATION OF PADDY STRAW MUSHROOM

(VOLVARIELLA SP.)

16 CULTIVATION OF MILKY MUSHROOM

(CALOCYBE INDICA)

17 IMPORTANT PESTS, MITES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT

18 MAJOR DISEASES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT

19 PRESERVATION AND PROCESSING OF MUSHROOM

20 DELICIOUS RECIPIES OF MUSHROOM

21 OTHER IMPORTANT MUSHROOM SPECIES

22 NEMATODE PESTS OF MUSHROOM

23 TRAININGS IMPARTED ON MUSHROOM CULTIVATION