Cultivation of mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) on banana leaves

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1401-1403

  Belewu, M A ^a   Belewu, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Banana leaves; Chemical composition; Ruminant animals; Volvariella volvacea

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACID DETERGENT FIBER; ARTICLE; BANANA; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; FERMENTATION; FRUITING BODY; FUNGUS CULTURE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PLANT LEAF; SOLID STATE; TECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; MUSA X PARADISIACA; VOLVARIELLA VOLVACEA;

EID: 29144444765     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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