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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972188403321

Autore

Gargano Maria Letizia

Titolo

Pleurotus Nebrodensis : a very special mushroom / / Maria Letizia Gargano, Georgios I. Zervakis, Giuseppe Venturella, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sharjah : , : Bentham Science Publishers, , 2013

ISBN

9781608058006

160805800X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GarganoMaria Letizia

ZervakisGeorgios I

VenturellaGiuseppe

Disciplina

589.222

Soggetti

Mushrooms

Cultivated mushroom

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; EUL; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First described by Giuseppe Inzenga in 1863 as ""the most delicious mushroom of the Sicilian mycological flora"", Pleurotus nebrodensis remains today a prized species , especially in the Mediterranean. Pleurotus nebrodensis was sought after since ancient times as a delicious mushroom in the Madonie mountains of Sicily. Tourists and local people can appreciate the organoleptic qualities of the mushrooms in restaurants where delicious cuisine are prepared with raw or cooked mushrooms. However, its appearance and numbers are declining in nature and this species has been categorized as 'CR' (Criti