Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

图书标准信息

• 作者 Paul Stamets 著
• 出版社 Ten Speed Press
• 出版时间 2005-10
• ISBN 9781580085793
• 定价 261.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 356页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

MyceliumRunningisamanualforthemycologicalrescueoftheplanet.That’sright:growingmoremushroomsmaybethebestthingwecandotosavetheenvironment,andinthisgroundbreakingtextfrommushroomexpertPaulStamets,you’llfindouthow.

Thebasicsciencegoeslikethis:Microscopiccellscalled“mycelium”--thefruitofwhicharemushrooms--recyclecarbon,nitrogen,andotheressentialelementsastheybreakdownplantandanimaldebrisinthecreationofrichnewsoil.WhatStametshasdiscoveredisthatwecancapitalizeonmycelium’sdigestivepowerandtargetittodecomposetoxicwastesandpollutants(mycoremediation),catchandreducesiltfromstreambedsandpathogensfromagriculturalwatersheds(mycofiltration),controlinsectpopulations(mycopesticides),andgenerallyenhancethehealthofourforestsandgardens(mycoforestryandmyco-gardening).

Inthiscomprehensiveguide,you’llfindchaptersdetailingeachofthesefourexcitingbranchesofwhatStametshascoined“mycorestoration,”aswellaschaptersonthemedicinalandnutritionalpropertiesofmushrooms,inoculationmethods,logandstumpculture,andspeciesselectionforvariousenvironmentalpurposes.Heavilyreferencedandbeautifullyillustrated,thisbookisdestinedtobeaclassicreferenceforbemushroomedgenerationstocome.

【作者简介】

PAULSTAMETS,founderofFungiPerfecti(www.fungi.com),hasbeenadedicatedmycologistformorethanthirtyyears.Heisthe1998recipientoftheCollectiveHeritageInstitute’sBioneersAwardandthe1999recipientoftheFounderofaNewNorthwestAwardfromthePacificRimAssociationofResourceConservationandDevelopmentCouncils.Stametshaswrittenfivebooksonmushroomcultivation,use,andidentificationandnumerousarticlesandscholarlypapersonmedicinal,culinary,andpsycho-activemushrooms.HisbooksGrowingGourmetandMedicinalMushroomsandTheMushroomCultivator(co-author)havelongbeenhailedasthedefinitivetextsonmushroomcultivation.