Development of the culinary-medicinal mushrooms industry in China: Past, present, and future

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-17

  Chang, Shu Ting ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Innovation; Medicinal mushrooms; Mushroom cultivation technology; Mushroom industry; Mushroom production

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

CHINA; DRUG INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 33646870569     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v8.i1.10     Document Type: Review

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