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Edible mushrooms; Medicinal mushrooms; Compost; Mushrooms ingredients; Exotic mushrooms
The mushroom research group at MIGAL is the only unit in Israel, that deals with applied research and development of mushroom cultivation and mushroom products. Research responsibilities include the initiation of research, according to the needs of mushroom growers in Israel. Although the research is mainly applied (for the benefit of mushroom growers), our studies have made significant contributions too. They include: The establishment of chemical, physical and biological parameters for the quality control of mushroom compost production and utilization. Recycling agricultural wastes for the use as casing soils in mushroom production. Recycling spent mushroom substrates. Enhancement of postharvest quality of edible mushrooms. Development of drip irrigation for mushrooms. Cultivation of exotic and medicinal mushrooms. Composting of organic wastes including agricultural and municipal wastes.
Scientific Publications
Effects of dietary carbohydrates and temperatures on slow growing juvenile eels Anguilla anguilla
Environmental Biology of Fishes 1987 Volume 18 Issue 2 Pages 149-154
1987
The effect of high yielding perennial herbage crops on biological degradation and nitrate accumulation in peat soil
Experimental Agriculture 1987 Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages 69-74
1987
Interrelationships between acidic and alkali treatments of cotton and wheat straw and fiber chemical properties
J. Sci. Food Agric. 1987 Volume 38 Pages 117-124
1987
Cotton straw silage for Pleurotus product in commercial scale
Mushroom Inf 1987 Volume 12 Pages 2-3
1987
The dynamics of Aeromonas hydrophilia in the water of nurse elvers of the European eel Anguilla anguilla
Israel Journal of Aquaculture 1986 Volume 38 Pages 55-63
1986
Differential utilization of nutrients present in casing layer by Agaricus bisporus
Mush. J. 1986 Volume 161 Pages 151-169
1986
The influence of different feeds on growth and body composition of glass eels (Anguilla anguilla (L.))
Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh 1986 Volume 38 Pages 13-21
1986
Effects of dietary carbohydrate source on growth and body composition of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.)
Aquaculture 1986 Volume 52 Issue 2 Pages 97-104
1986
The relationship of eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) body size, lipid, protein, glucose, ash, moisture composition and enzyme activity (aldolase)
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology 1986 Volume 84 Issue 4 Pages 739-745
1986
Influence of two different feeds on food conversion, growth and survival of glass eels (Anguilla anguilla (L.))
Journal of Applied Ichthyology 1986 Volume H. 2S Pages 59-65
1986
The role of microflora in soil stabilization by sewage sludge
4th Int. Symp. on Microbiol. Ecology. Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. Aug. 24-29. 1986
1986
Organic materials degradation for CO2 enrichment of greenhouse crops
In CO2 Enrichment of Greenhouse Crops ,1986, Enoch & Kimbell Ed. ,CRC Press Boca Raton, FL. USA., Pages 123-147
1986
Cotton straw: Composition, variability and effect of anaerobic preservation
Biomass 1986 Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 101-112
1986
Growth of Anguilla anguilla in different densities in outdoor containers with Tilapia aurea
Progressive Fish-Culturist 1985 Volume 47 Pages 114-118
1985
Effect of protein level in purified diet and of density, ammonia and O2 level on growth of juvenile European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.)
Aquaculture 1985 Volume 46 Issue 3 Pages 193-200
1985
Recycling agricultural wastes for mushrooms casing
Mush. J. 1984 Volume 133 Pages 13-17
1984
The influence of cow manure on growth rates of Oreochromis aureus and Clarias lazaria in Israel in small outdoor tanks
Israel Journal of Aquaculture 1984 Volume 36 Pages 114-120
1984
Influence of shapes of indoor and outdoor containers on adaptation to artificial food, growth and survival of elvers
Progressive Fish-Culturist 1984 Volume 46 Pages 191-194
1984
Preliminary study on the influence of different feeds on mortality and growth of eels ( Anguilla anguilla L.) in the initial period
Israel Journal of Aquaculture 1984 Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 47-52
1984
Preservation of peat soil by cultivation of perennial herbage crops
3rd Intl. Symp. on Land Subsidence, Venice, Italy. pp. 529-537. 1984
1984
Substitution of digested slurry composed of fermented human waste, cow manure and straw) added to the culture tank for Oreochromis aureus food
Cong. Nazereth., May. 366-373. 1983
1983
The cultivation of perennial herbage crops in peat soils of the Hula Valley
2nd Int. Symp. on peat in agriculture and horticulture, Bet Dagan, Israel. 97-114. 1983
1983
Chemical and biological qualification of synthetic composts for mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus)
Mushroom News 1983 Volume 31 Issue 4 Pages 16-19
1983
The influence of low density on food adaptation, cannibalism and growth of eels ( Anguilla anguilla (L.))
Bamidgeh 1983 Volume 35 Issue 2 Pages 53-60
1983
Organic wastes as peat substitutes in the cultivation of edible mushrooms
2nd Int. Symp. on peat in agriculture and horticulture. Bet Dagan, Israel, Oct. 319-334. 1983
1983