Cultivation of Pleurotus spp. on various agro-residues

Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-144

  Ragunathan, R ^a   Gurusamy, R ^a   Palaniswamy, M ^a   Swaminathan, K ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CROP; ENERGY RECOVERY; MAIZE; MUSHROOM; STRAW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030040192     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-8146(95)00079-8     Document Type: Article

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