Mushrooms and other Fungi

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	American Mushroom Institute	American Mushroom Institute National voluntary trade association for the U.S. mushroom industry and industry suppliers worldwide. The website includes information on growing mushrooms, government relations, GMPs, industry sources, and more. There is also a link to their official newsletter, Mushroom News. (more)	Jun 15, 2002
	American Society for Microbiology	Applied and Environmental Microbiology This monthly journal includes sections on enzymology and protein engineering, physiology and biotechnology, food microbiology, mycology, microbial ecology, public health microbiology, plant microbiology, and more. Abstracts are available for free online, but a subscription is required to access fulltext articles that are less than six months old. Older articles are available online free of charge. (more)	Jul 23, 2002
	Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of the Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus Bisporus: Key Food and Feed Nutrients, Anti-Nutrients and Toxicants Report that addresses compositional considerations for new varieties of cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus by identifying the key food and feed nutrients and anti-nutrients. (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 6, 2007	Sep 13, 2007
	Food Safety Authority of Ireland	The Control and Management of Listeria monocytogenes Contamination of Food Guidelines for food businesses on the control of Listeria monocytogenes in foods. Includes discussion of factors affecting survival and growth, general and Listeria-specific pathogen control measures in food processing, issues for specific food sectors, and considerations for the catering and retail sectors, consumers, and public health and regulatory authorities. Appendices include "Growth, Survival and Control of L. monocytogenes in Food," "Sanitation," "Example Procedures for Sampling," "Environmental Monitoring Sites," "Microbiological Analysis," and "Microbiological Criteria". (more) Publication Year: 2005	Jul 4, 2005
	Castle, Laurence	Determination of Acrylamide Monomer in Mushrooms Grown on Polyacrylamide Gel Report of a study of the uptake of acrylamide monomer from polyacrylamide gel for mushrooms grown on a casing mixure containing polyacrylamide gel. Access to the full text may require subscription or purchase. (more) Publication Month: August 1993	Oct 20, 2003
	Environmental Protection Agency	Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals) Final rule to extend time-limited tolerances for certain pesticides on certain commodities under certain conditions. Pesticides include carfentrazone-ethyl, coumaphos, dimethenamid, fenbuconazole, indoxacarb, mancozeb, myclobutanil, pyriproxyfen, S-metolachlor, sulfentrazone, thiabendazole, thiophanate methyl, bifenthrin, and diflubenzuron. Commodities affected include fruiting vegetables, honey and honeycomb, dry bulb onions, sugar beets, blueberry, cranberry, ginseng, strawberry, sweet potatoes, flax, lentils, citrus fruit, mushroom, forage and hay orchardgrass, and alfalfa hay and forage. (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 24, 2004	Jun 10, 2004
	International Society for Horticultural Science	International Society for Horticultural Science International organization of horticultural scientists. The website includes access to the Acta Horticulturae publications and other publications, events, and more. (more)	Jun 20, 2003
	American Mushroom Institute	Mushroom News Monthly publication of the American Mushroom Institute. Also links to the Mushroom News Flash, a supplement to the monthly publication. It addresses issues of interest and changing regulations which affect the industry. (more)	Jun 15, 2002
	Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University	Plantfacts Search tool for horticultural images, videos, web documents, educational materials, and terms.	Jan 14, 2003
	USDA Economics and Statistics System, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University	Specialty Agriculture Links to downloadable datasets on a variety of commodities, including fruits, vegetables, fish, honey, nuts, mushrooms, and sweeteners. (more)	Jun 7, 2002

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