ABSTRACT
In Western countries cultivation of Agaricus, the most popular edible mushroom — which is variously known as the white mushroom, button mushroom, champignon, or simply the common cultivated mushroom — has developed over the past 50 to 60 years from a beginning as a risky venture to a largely predictable and controllable industrial process, particularly in Great Britain and the Netherlands. In no small measure this remarkable achievement in modern mushroom industrial development may be attributed to contributions resulting from the vigorous research activities conducted at mushroom research stations.
