Course Name	Laboratory exercises of & Mushroom science
Credits	1
Professor(s)	Name	Hee Kyu Kim
Professor(s)	Department/School	Dept. of Applied Biology & Environmental Sciences

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives;

Along with the lecture on Mushroom science, students will be exposed to scientific terms and fundamental criterior for taxonomy of macroscopic characters ie., Basidiocarp color, & association with niche, and also microscopic characters.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

1. Arora, David.(1986). Mushrooms Demystified.(2nd ed.) Ten speed press, Berkeley. Calif. 959p.

2. 성재모 등(1998), 버섯학 , 교학사.

3. Chang, S.T and P. G. Miles(1989) Edible mushrooms and their Cultivation, CRC Press 345pp.

4. Miller & O & Miller, H. (2006) North American Mushrooms. FALCONGUIDE. Guilford Conn. 584p.

5. 박중수(1987), 한국산 버섯류 원색 도감, 농진청, 한진인쇄.

6. Schalkwik-Barendson, H. M. E. 1991. Mushrooms of Northwast. Lone Pine Press, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 414p.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments

1. Life cycle of 10 major mushroom including sexuality.

2. Identification of wild mushrooms.

Grading Scheme:

mid - term exam, 30%; attendance and group study, 30%; final report on identification of wild mushrooms, 40%

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

Week 1: Introduction to the macrofungal world

Week 2: …continued...

Week 3: Edible mushroom and their taxonomic Characters

Week 4: …continued...

Week 5: …continued...

Week 6: Pyrenomyceteous Cordyceps

Week 7: Discomyteous Morels, False morels

Week 8: mid - term exam

Week 9: Hypogaeols discomycetes: Truffles, False Truffles

Week 10: Gasteromycetes Puff-balls, earth stars.

Week 11: nutritional attributes of mushroom

Week 12: medicinal attributes of mushroom

Week 13: Cultivation technique of  Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus ostreatus

Week 14: Cultivation technique of Lentinus; edodes. Flammulina velutipes

Week 15: Final exam

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:82-55-751-5443; e-mail: heekkim@gnu.ac.kr