No food is so wrapped in mystery as mushroom. It is amazing to see tiny pin heads on a tray of dung and straw growing into buttons rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. Unfortunately mushrooms have not received universal acceptance over the years since a number of naturally growing mushrooms are poisonous. Today the situation has changed because the cultivated edible species of mushrooms are safe for human consumption.Contents: Introduction / History of Mushroom Cultivation / Food Value of Mushrooms / Uses of Mushrooms / Morphology of Mushroom / Cultivation of White Button Mushroom / Cultivation of Agaricus bitorquis / Cultivation of Paddy Straw Mushroom / Cultivation of Pleurotus spp. / Common Edible Mushrooms of India / Cultivation of Stropharia rugoso annulata / Cultivation of Auricularia spp. (Jew s ear) / Cultivation of Flammulina velutipes / Cultivation of Pholiota nameko / Cultivation of Shiitake (Lentius edodes) / Delicious Recipies of Mushroom / References / Index