Nutritional and Medicinal Importance of Pleurotus Mushrooms: An Overview

Food Reviews International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-329

  Khan, Md Asaduzzaman ^a   Tania, Mousumi ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Medicinal importance; Nutritional values; Pleurotus species

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; PLEUROTUS;

EID: 84861608784     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2011.637267     Document Type: Review

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