The following points highlight the two main methods used in cultivation of mushrooms. The methods are: 1. On Paddy Straw 2. On Wood Log. Method # 1. On Paddy Straw: Paddy straw mushroom— Volvariella volvacea (Bull. ex. Fr.) Sing, cultivation comprises of the following stages preparation of spawn; preparation of mushroom bed; spawning and watering of mushroom bed; mushroom crop [...]
The following points highlight the three gasteromycetes:- 1. Phallales 2. Lycoperdales 3. Nidulariales. Order # 1. Phallales: The Phallales are commonly called stinkhorns because of the strong foetid odour of decaying meat they possess in their exposed glebal tissue. These are some of the most beautiful fungi. They grow where there is ample organic matter such as humus, rotted tree [...]
In this article we will discuss about the development of basidiomycetes, explained with the help of suitable diagrams. In a large number of Basidiomycetes the dikaryotic somatic mycelia, both seconÂdary and tertiary intertwine producing highly organized sporocarps or fruiting bodies or fructifications or sporophores which are known as basidiocarps. Whereas, in a relatively few Basidiomycetes there is total absence of [...]