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    BENEFITS OF MUSHROOMS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMANS (2024)


    Kiran Bala and Kiran Bala
    JCR. 2024: 01-07

    Abstract

    Mushrooms are popular for their taste and flavor as a food. It is well established that they are excellent sources of nutrients and bioactive compounds. They are also known for their medicinal properties. Mushrooms demonstrate great impact on environment as well as on agriculture. They have been explored not only for their medicinal and edible uses, but also as sustainable materials and its applications in other fields and for their ecological importance. Many benefits of human welfare are associated with mushroom cultivation. An increasing number of the eco-friendly entrepreneurs are looking at mushroom fungi as an eco-friendly material for buildings as well as the textile industry. Present review highlights it’s ecological and economical importance and as an emerging sustainable material for many uses.

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    Volume & Issue

    Volume 11 Issue-1

    Keywords

    Mushroom cultivation, environmental impacts, biodegradable fibers, waste recycling, agro-industrial residues, bio-remediation and biodegradation, MycoTex.