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Although at least 25 species of the Basidiomycotina and Ascomycotina, collectively known as “mushrooms”, are grown as food crop, Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Imbach (= A. brunnescens Peck), the common button mushroom, is the major fungus cultivated on a large commercial scale as a significant vegetable crop. In the United States only lettuce and tomatoes, and in Canada only potatoes, command higher cash values (Horgen and Anderson 1992). Worldwide, A. bisporus production reached 1.4 million tons in 1989/90, and in the United States, the total yield of 715 million pounds was valued (farm gate) at $645 million (Chang and Miles 1991; US Department of Agriculture).
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Khush, R.S., Wach, M.P., Horgen, P.A. (1995). Molecular Strategies for Agaricus Breeding. In: Kück, U. (eds) Genetics and Biotechnology. The Mycota, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10364-7_19
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