modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting

by P.J.C. Vedder, M Van den Munckhof-Vedder

Overview

Modern Mushroom Growing 2020 Harvesting:

A new comprehensive book by Pieter J.C. Vedder on global mushroom cultivation in 2020. A book in which his more than 60 years of knowledge, practical and international experience, and vision about the contemporary industry are recorded. Supplemented with scientific knowledge and insights he has acquired since his previous English book, published in 1978. A book for all mushroom growers in the world, that will contribute to the further optimization of their business operations.

Pieter was the founder and principal of a school where the subject of mushroom cultivation in its full width was educated, but also subjects such as climate control, applied biology, chemistry, and economics. But above all a Training Centre where this theory was supported by a well-equipped modern instruction farm with year-round high production of top-quality mushrooms. And by this, a perfect example and instruction farm for all mushroom growers in the Netherlands and abroad.

Pieter was the driving force behind this all, a man with a mission. His book 'Modern Mushroom Growing' was published in 8 different languages. The British Growers Association awarded him for his book and the mushroom courses, with the Sinden Award and stated that the book has found a place on every progressive grower's desk in the UK. He was also a regular speaker at international conferences and was asked for various consultancy projects.

This book is an improved and more comprehensive edition of the earlier one, with all aspects of harvesting now being included. The strength of this new book is that it is written, based on the issues and questions faced by nowadays mushroom growers all over the world. It provides answers to their questions based on Pieter Vedder's more than 60 years of experience as dedicated educator, teacher, grower and international consultant with a broad network in growing practice and scientific research.

Echoing the British Growers Association, I sincerely recommend that this new book gets a place on every progressive grower's desk in the whole world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781735241326
Publisher:	Maria Van den Munckhof-Vedder
Publication date:	08/27/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	759
File size:	56 MB
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About the Author

P.J.C. Vedder studied horticulture, and horticultural engineering at Wageningen university and also served in the Dutch army. Worked as an extension service officer for the Dutch government, helping to develop the horticultural industry in the southern part. of The Netherlands. Having an interest in the upcoming mushroom cultivation and thus became involved in mushroom research and training. Under the late Drs. Pieter Bels and Dr. Henriette Bels-Koning in Horst, I studied and worked at the Experimental Station and later was involved for many years in advisory work at mushroom farms. In 1963, I established the world's first Mushroom Training Centre in Horst and have been the principal of that institute for 20 years. My philosophy always has been, not to tell my students, what to do, but instead pairing that with the most available basic information, so that he or she knows why things have to be done in a certain situation. In 1982, I received from the British Mushroom Growers Association, the prestigious Sinden Award, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Mushroom Industry. It states: His book 'Modern Mushroom Growing' has found a place at every progressive grower's desk. His mushroom courses at Horst have a worldwide reputation and have helped innumerable growers, young and not so young, from many countries. In August of 1983, I accepted the position of Vice President Training and Development for Campbell Soup's Mushroom Division and moved to Dublin, Georgia/USA. After work for Campbell Soup, we moved to Italy and lived and worked there for the largest mushroom farm, Funghi del Montello. Together with my wife Mariette we continued doing international mushroom consulting. All the pictures in this book are made by the author; otherwise the source is mentioned. Those that never met me in person, still have a chance for seeing me and hearing me. Go to my wife's blog: mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com and scroll all the way down below, to Labels and search for Technology Transfer Seminar.
Born during the post WWII years as the second child of eight, and daughter of a Dutch market gardener. So, we both are born and raised with 'dirt under the fingernails', which is a big help to speak a growers' language and for understanding the difficulties growing something for a profit. After first studying fashion, in order to support the family in making all clothes for the females, as well as for others, I changed, mainly due to my best friend Ellie's influence. Her Dad had a small mushroom farm and sometimes I helped them out. I've studied and worked at the Mushroom Training Centre where I also embraced the opportunity for putting my foreign languages to good use. Being the harvest supervisor and also helping out the widowed part-time secretary in the afternoon. Always eager to learn and it has all come in handy over the years, as I became an internationally recognized expert in mushroom harvesting, post harvesting and quality control. I've got a chance for reorganizing the harvesting procedures and introduced training programs at major farms in various countries. In 1993 we both became American Citizens and since then we permanently reside in Dublin, Georgia/USA. Although retired, we never lost our interest in the Mushroom Business, so we spent time to upgrade this book, thinking it still could help numerous growers and their workers to make the right decisions. Beside the fact that we always loved what we were doing, even more important is, that we ended up with a number of friends in many countries. By working on upgrading this book, we realized quite well that there are a certain number of conditions which differ from farm to farm and even from country to country. The basics however are still the same. Therefore, we tried to offer a combination of scientific facts with a good portion of practical experience, gained over a lifetime. Pieter J. C. Vedder Mariette Van den Munckhof-Vedder Dublin, Georgia/USA Spring 2020

Table of Contents

1. History of mushroom growing 

1.1 Nutritional value of mushrooms 

1.2 Consumption of cultivated mushrooms 

1.3 Growing mushrooms 

1.4 Shiitake 

1.5 Straw mushroom 

1.6 Oyster mushroom 

1.7 Enokitake mushroom 

1.8 Agrocybe and Stropharia 

1.9 Truffles and Matsutake 

1.10 Agaricus cultivation 

1.11 World production of mushrooms 

1.12 Organizations 

2. The position of mushrooms in the vegetable kingdom 

2.1 Autotrophic organisms 

2.2 Heterotrophic organisms 

2.3 Parasite and saprophyte 

2.4 Bacteria 

2.5 Mushrooms and moulds 

2.6 Classification of true fungi 

2.7 Physiology of the mushroom 

2.8 Reproduction of the mushroom 

2.9 Substrate and growing factors 

3. Some physical phenomena 

3.1 Steam 

3.2 Insulation 

3.3 Vapour pressure of water 

3.4 K-values 

3.5 Saturation point of humidity 

3.6 Condensation 

3.7 Heat content of air 

3.8 Air conditioning 

3.9 Cooling 

4. Economic considerations 

5. Building a mushroom farm 

6. Compost preparation 

7. Spawn, spawning and supplementing 

8. Casing soil, casing and cac'ing 

9. Care of the crop 

10. Harvesting 

11. Storage and processing 

12. Pests and diseases 

Editorial Reviews

Tuesday, August 20, 1968 upon the publication of 3rd Dutch version of my book, journalist Jan Derks from Dagblad voor Noord-Limburg wrote: Fascinating visions behind Europe's best trade book.

March 18, 1966 about my book in German, from Mr. Erich Hüllen, Federation of German Mushroom Growers: The content is so clear and comprehensive that even the oldest mushroom growers can still learn here. Above all, you not only explain how to do it, you also say how not to do it.

March 8, 1988, Dr. Robert Miller, VP/General Manager from Campbell Soup's Mushroom Division at the 7th North American Mushroom Conference: We are extremely fortunate in having one of the best teachers that I know of, in mushroom growing in the world, as employee for the last 4 years and Pieter has been extremely busy in training...

May 12, 1994 then owner of Highline Produce Ltd. Mushroom Growers, Dr. Murray O'Neil wrote: Speaking for all of us I just can't express adequately how much we enjoyed and were helped by your visit. You are both beautiful, natural teachers - a skill possessed of far too few "teachers" generally.

Fall of 1983 The British Mushroom Journal: Good-bye P.J.C. Vedder: In the past years, Vedder has made a considerable contribution to the development of Dutch mushroom production. As an eminent mushroom expert, and a gifted teacher, he expanded the Training Centre to an institution which is greatly valued and admired, not only at national level, but also internationally.

February 28, 1989 letter from R. Gordon McGovern, President Campbell Soup Company: The announcement of your leaving for Italy could not pass by without my writing a note of thanks for your contribution to Campbell mushrooms. You brought a world-renowned professionalism to our operations when they sorely needed expertise. We hope succeeding generations can live up to your standards.

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