The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home By Paul Stamets and J.S. Chilton

(Paper Back) Published December 1st 1983 by Agarikon Press

Synopsis

Known throughout the world as “The Grower’s Bible.”

This book is a milestone in the new awareness of mushrooms as it details the cultivation of 16 edible (including the Button/Portobello mushrooms) and psychoactive species and control measures for 40 genera of contaminants.

The mushroom cultivator is the best source of information on growing mushrooms at home, this reference is considered as the Bible on growing mushrooms and any information you were looking for on growing mushrooms will definitely in this book.

Paul stamens and J.S Chilton Included detailed growth requirements for 15 mushroom species, sterile culture and mushroom spawn preparation techniques, procedures for strain selection and development, Compost practical preparation methods and substrates, mushroom genetics and the mushroom life cycle, identification of the major competitor molds, pathogens and pests, and detailed guidelines for the construction of mushroom growing rooms.

415 pages, with 249 black and white photographs, diagrams and scanning electron micrographs, this book is highly reviewed and used throughout the world as a mycological textbook.

Book information

ISBN 10: 961079800
ISBN 13: 9780961079802
Publisher: Agarikon Press
Pub date: December 1st 1983
Language: English
Number of pages: 415 Pages
Weight: 0.794 Kg
Dimensions: 23 x 19 x 2.5 cm