Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms Current Knowledge and Future Prospects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zambonelli, Alessandra (Editor), Bonito, Gregory M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Soil Biology, 34
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Food > Biotechnology.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Mycology.; Life Sciences.; Food Science.; Terrestial Ecology.

Edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms (EEMMs) comprise more than 1000 species and are an important food and forest resource. In this volume of Soil Biology, internationally recognized scientists offer their most recent research findings on these beguiling fungi. Topics covered include: ·        Complex e...

Table of Contents:

• Biology & Ecology of Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms
• Cultivation of Edible Etomycorrhizal Mushrooms (with main focus on truffles) and case studies
• Wild Collected Edible Etomycorrhizal Mushrooms: Economics, Conservation, Management
• The Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushroom industry in the age of “-omics”.