| 2008, Part 1 |
| Underground Drugs: Manufacture of Biopharmaceuticals in Mushrooms | C. Peter Romaine | 26 |
| The Enigma of Double-Stranded RNA (dsRNA) Associated with Mushroom Virus X (MVX) | J.R. Rao, H.S. Shekhar Sharma, D.W.A. Nelson and S. McClean | 28 |
| Food Safety Assurance in the Mushroom Industry | L. Korsten | 30 |
| Genomics of Mushroom-Forming Fungi | R. Ohm, J.F. de Jong, A.S.M. Sonnenberg, L.G. Lugones and H.A.B. Wösten | 47 |
| Nutrition Research - the Future Begins Now | M.J. Feeney | 52 |
| A general review of the Chinese mushroom industry | Liangcheng Chen, Baogui Xie and M.P. Wach | 70 |
| Nucleotide Sequence Polymorphisms of the Partial β-Tubulin Gene in Two Varieties of Pleurotus eryngii | A.E. Rodriguez Estrada, D.J. Royse and M.M. Jimenez-Gasco | 83 |
| Development of Strain-Specific SCAR Markers in Lentinula edodes | ChunYan Song, Qi Tan, Lian Hua Qin and Ming Jie Chen | 97 |
| Study on the Expression of Cold-Induced Cor3 Gene from Volvariella volvacea by Real-Time Quantitative PCR | Hong Wang, and Ming-Jie Chen | 110 |
| Quality Prediction of Agaricus bisporus Mushrooms by Gene Expression | J.J. Mes, E.A. Hendrix, H. Harkema, J. Amsing, J. Peters, S. Bastiaan-Net and A.S.M. Sonnenberg | 117 |
| Molecular Characterisation of the Interaction between Agaricus bisporus and Its Mycopathogen Verticillium fungicola | J. Thomas, M. Sergeant, A. Costa, P. Collopy, A. Bailey, G. Foster, P. Mills and M. Challen | 123 |
| Variability in commercial and wild isolates of Agaricus species in Brazil | F. Silveira Bueno, A. Romăo, M. Wach, W. Luiz Araújo and J. Lúcio Azevedo | 135 |
| Study on the Biological Characteristics of Wild Agaricus bisporus Strains from China | Zesheng Wang, Jianhua Liao, Hongrong Li, Bo Wang, Meiyuan Chen, Zhenghui Lu and Zhongjie Guo | 149 |
| Cloning and Sequencing of Gene 028-1 Related to the Thermotolerance of Agaricus bisporus | Meiyuan Chen, Zesheng Wang, Jianhua Liao, Zhenghui Lu, Zhongjie Guo and Hongrong Li | 159 |
| Selection of a Cold-Resistant Strain of Volvariella volvacea by mutagenesis | Mingjie Chen, Yejun Han and Hui Cao | 168 |
| ISSR Analysis of Cultivars for Five Species of Mushrooms in China | Li Hui-ping, Huang Chen-yang, Chen Qiang and Zhang Jin-xia | 177 |
| Variation in Agaritine Levels among Individuals in Natural Populations of Agaricus bisporus | R.E. Sabourin, B.L. Brant, M.P. Wach and R.W. Kerrigan | 184 |
| Mating Compatibility and Clonality in the Summer Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus pulmonarius | A.V. Shnyreva | 191 |
| Measuring and Iimproving the Rate of Spawn-Running in Compost | R. Noble, A. Dobrovin-Pennington, M. Kilpatrick, G. Lyons and H.S. Shekhar Sharma | 207 |
| Evaluation of Pasteurised Mushroom Substrate for Mycelial Growth and Spawn-Run using Visible and Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy | H.S. Shekhar Sharma, M. Kilpatrick, G. Lyons, R. Noble, A. Dobrovin-Pennington and P. Hobbs | 220 |
| Quality Evaluation of Wheat Straw and Poultry Manure Used for the Production of Agaricus bisporus substrate in Northern Ireland | H.S. Shekhar Sharma, G. Lyons and M. Kilpatrick | 240 |
| Effect of Compost Supplementation (Soybean Meal and ChampFood) at Different Phases (Spawning and Before Casing) on Productivity of Agaricus blazei ss. Heinemann (A. brasiliensis) | J. Kopytowski Filho, M.T.A. Minhoni, M.C.N. Andrade and D. Zied | 260 |
| From Food to Waste to Food - a High Yield of Mushrooms from Food-Waste Compost | K. Stoknes, K. Hřiland, E. Norgaard and J.P. Hammer | 272 |
| Partial Substitution of Peat with Spent Mushroom Substrate in Peat-Based Casing Blends | J. Barry, J. Grant, O. Doyle and H. Grogan | 288 |
| Chemical and Physical Properties of Alternative Casing Media in Commercial Production of Button Mushrooms [Agaricus bisporus (Lange)] | L.P. van Jaarsveld and L. Korsten | 310 |
| Use of Spent Mushroom Compost and Composted Azolla as an Alternative for Casing Soil | H. Riahi and H. Zamani | 333 |
| Volatile 8-Carbon Compounds and Bacterial Populations Influence Initiation of Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) Primordia | A. Dobrovin-Pennington, R. Noble and P.J. Hobbs | 340 |
| Microbial Dynamics of Different Casing Materials in the Production of Button Mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) | N. Afewerki Siyoum and L. Korsten | 354 |
| Microbial Degradation of Prochloraz in Mushroom Casing | H. Grogan, G. Papadopoulos, G.D. Bending and M. Wood | 364 |
| Easy and Low-Cost Methods of Spawn Production for Poverty Alleviation in Small-Scale Farmers in Less-Developed Countries | Kyung Wha Choi and Hyunjong Kwon | 373 |
| Energy-Management Strategies to Increase Profitability of Mushroom Production | D.E. Buffington | 401 |
| Quality Evaluation of Gamma-Irradiated Cereal Grains for Spawn Production | H.S. Shekhar Sharma, B. Cunha, M. Kilpatrick, G. Lyons, H. Wichers and J. Hoozee | 413 |
| Biology and cultivation of Lentinus squarrosulus Mont. in Thailand | C. Pukahuta, U. Unphim, P. Wuthikhamphee and A. Payapanon | 437 |
| Research on Boletus edulis | Shaochun Fu, Tan Qi, Xiaodong Shang, Zhuming Tan, Linyi Cai, Chunyan Song and Xu Zhen | 449 |
| Effect of a Magnetic Field on Growth Indices of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus florida) | J. Javanmardi, M. Ranjbar and G. Shams | 459 |
| Influence of Organic Acids on the Growth and Development of Trichoderma aggressivum a Pathogen of Agaricus bisporus | D.M. Beyer, K. Paley, J. Kremser and J. Pecchia | 470 |
| The Green Mould Disease Global Threat to the Cultivation of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus): a Review | L. Hatvani, S. Kocsubé, L. Manczinger, Z. Antal, A. Szekeres, I.S. Druzhinina, M. Komoń-Zelazowska, C.P. Kubicek, A. Nagy, C. Vágvölgyi and L. Kredics | 485 |
| Management of Casing Trichoderma Using Fungicides | D. Lee Rinker and G. Alm | 496 |
| Emergence of Benzimidazole-Resistant Green Mould, Trichoderma aggressivum, on Cultivated Agaricus bisporus in North America | C.P. Romaine, D.J. Royse and C. Schlagnhaufer | 510 |
| Movement and Detection of Mushroom Virus X dsRNA through Mushroom Compost | H. Grogan, N. Goncharenko, S. Holcroft and P. Mills | 524 |
| Investigating Genetic and Environmental Control of Brown Colour Development in the Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus bisporus Infected with Mushroom Virus X | J.M. Green, H. Grogan, D.C. Eastwood and K.S. Burton | 536 |
| A Nested PCR for the Detection of Mycogone Perniciosa Causing Wet bubble Disease of White Button Mushrooms | L. Meyer and L. Korsten | 554 |
| Establishing a Baseline for Fungicide Sensitivity of Three Major Mushroom Pathogens in Australia | J. Allan, F.A. Shah and I. Khan | 565 |
| Studies on dry bubble disease caused by Verticillium fungicola | A. Shamshad, A. Clift and R. Butler | 570 |
| Flies and Dust - Epidemiology of Dry Bubble in Australia | A. Clift and A. Shamshad | 580 |
| Managing Sciarid Flies with Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis | D.L. Rinker and G. Alm | 589 |
| The Use of Plant Extracts to Control the Major Disease and Pest in Mushroom Cultivation | J. Baars,J. Rutjens, W.-J. de Kogel and J. Baar | 602 |
| Sensitivity of Verticillium fungicola var. fungicola, Mycogone perniciosa and Cladobotryum spp. to fungicides in Serbia | I. Potocnik, S. Milijasevic, E. Rekanovic, B. Todorovic and M. Stepanovic | 615 |
| Extracellular Enzyme Producing Abilities of Pseudomonas Isolates Pathogenic to Oyster Mushroom | A. Nagy, E. Sajben, Z. Antal, L. Manczinger and C. Vágvölgyi | 628 |
| Vitamin D2 Content and Retention in Agaricus bisporus with Ultraviolet Light Irradiation | D.M. Beyer, R. Beelman, J. Pecchia1, K. Paley and N. Chikthimmah | 640 |
| Mushroom Polysaccharide Extracts Delay Progression of Carcinogenesis in Mice | C.G.O. Wasonga1, S.A. Okoth, J.C. Mukuria and C.O.A. Omwandho | 648 |
| Bioactive Mushroom Molecules for Integrative Medicine | J. Poppe | 661 |
| Research on the Structure and Anti-Tumour Activity of Polysaccharide P60W-1 Isolated from Fruiting Bodies of Phellinus igniarius | Yan Yang, Jingsong Zhang, Qingjiu Tang, Yanfang Liu and Wei Jia | 700 |
| Pro-Oxidative Properties of Medicinal Mushroom Extracts | L.J.L.D. Van Griensven and Song Wei | 715 |
| Solid-State and Submerged Cultivation of Grifola frondosa Polysaccharides | M. Berovič, B. Boh and B. Wraber | 730 |
| Nutritional Value of Shiitake Mushroom [Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler] strains cultivated in Eucalyptus grandis Logs | M.C.N. Andrade, M.T.A. Minhoni, J. Kopytowski Filho and D.C. Zied | 738 |
| Influence of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Storage Shelf Life of Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) | L. Aguirre, J.M. Frias, C. Barry-Ryan and H. Grogan | 748 |
| Niche Marketing of Mushrooms in a Constantly Evolving and Developing Marketplace | R. Greenblo | 757 |
| Current Situation and Further Development of the Mushroom-Growing Industry in Armenia | S.M. Badalyan, N.G. Gharibyan and M.O. Grigoryan | 765 |
| Experience with Sporeless Strains of Oyster Mushroom (Pleutorus ostreatus) in Commercial Production | J. Baars and H. Hesen | 774 |
| Contribution to the Domestication of Psathyrella candolleana | V.J. Bella | 788 |
| Cultivation of Pleurotus Mushrooms on Forest Wood Dusts in Nigeria | B.J. Akinyele | 794 |
| Utilisation of Agaricus Mushroom Spent Straw in the Diet of Finishing Lambs | H. Fazaeli, H. Shafyee, A. Farahpoor and A.H. Moayyer | 806 |
| Preliminary Studies on Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Gas Emissions from Stored Spent Mushroom Compost | H. Grogan, G. Walsh and T. Kellegher | 815 |
| Degradation of Crude Oil by Pleurotus pulmonarius, Pleurotus tuber-regium and Lentinus squarrosulus | O.M. Adedokun and A.E. Ataga | 824 |
| Production of Xylanase by Flamulina velutipes Grown on Different Carbon Sources | M. Umar Dahot, A.A. Simair and S.M. Mangrio | 833 |
| Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals and Enzyme Activities of Pleurotus ostreatus | C.O. Adenipekun and O.M. Omoruyi | 842 |
| Energy Saving and Quality Improvement by New Climate Control Programs | J. Gielen | 852 |
| Phase 1 Issues Today: a Composter's Perspective | G.R. Martin | 858 |
| Getting Ready to Expand the Mushroom Farm | B. Driessen | 867 |
| Casing, 'the Skin of the Substrate': Preparation and Management of the Casing Layer | E.M.M. Vernooij | 875 |
| Sensitivity of Verticillium fungicola var. fungicola, Mycogone perniciosa and Cladobotryum spp. to Fungicides in Serbia | I. Potocnik, S. Milijasevic, E. Rekanovic, B. Todorovic and M. Stepanovic | 902 |
| Extracellular Enzyme Producing Abilities of Pseudomonas Isolates Pathogenic to Oyster Mushroom | A. Nagy, .E. Sajben, Z. Antal, L. Manczinger, C. Vágvölgyi | 903 |
| New Pleurotus ostreatus Strains for Local Spawn Production in Armenia | S.M. Badalyan and N.G. Gharibyan | 904 |
| Nutritional Value of Shiitake Strains [Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler] Cultivated on Logs of Eucalyptus grandis | Meire Cristina Nogueira de Andrade, Marli Teixeira de Almeida Minhoni, Joăo Kopytowski Filho and Diego Cunha Zied | 905 |
| Isolation and Characterization of Chitosans from Edible Mushrooms | M. Beran, M. Urban, L. Adamek and J. Spevacek | 906 |
| Mycogone perniciosa, the Causal Agent of Wet Bubble Disease of Agaricus bisporus | T.A.S. Aveling, Z. Pieterse and P.M. Labuschagne | 907 |
| Expressions for Cell Growth Regulating Genes (cAMP, Protein Kinase) after perceiving Viral dsRNAs or Factors Associated with Browning Mushrooms Infected with Virus X Patch Disease | J.R. Rao, D.W.A. Nelson and S. McClean | 908 |
| Isolation and Preliminary Mass Spectral Analyses of Antimicrobial Metabolites Extracted from Commercial Shiitake Mushrooms (Lentinus edodes) | J.R. Rao, T.J.P. Smyth, V.N. Ramachandran, W.F. Smyth, B.C. Millar, P.J. Rooney and J.E. Moore | 909 |
| Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals and Enzymeactivities of Pleurotus ostreatus | C.O. Adenipekun and O.M. Omoruyi | 910 |
| Oral Administration of Agaricus brasiliensis S. Wasser et al. suppressed Th2 Response in Mice Sensititzed with Ovalbumin | M. Mizuno | 911 |
| A Micro Growing-Unit for Monitoring the Impact of Chromelosporium fulvum on New Casing Materials | L.P. van Jaarsveld and L. Korsten | 912 |
| A TaqMan PCR Test for Timely Detection of the Causal Agents of Dry Bubble Disease | C. Zijlstra, M. de Weerdt, J. Baar and J. Baars | 913 |