Background. Rapid industrialization and anthropogenic activities such as the unmanaged
use of agro-chemicals, fossil fuel burning and dumping of sewage sludge have caused soils …

This paper reviews available cross-disciplinary evidence on how culture affects food
security. We discuss the impact of culture on all four dimensions (availability, access and …

The methanolic extracts of dried Agaricus bisporus, Polyporus squamosus, Pleurotus
ostreatus, Lepista nuda, Russula delica, Boletus badius, and Verpa conica were analyzed …

The review follows a previous report (Kalač & Svoboda, 2000), focused on cadmium,
mercury and lead. Numerous papers on the topic, published during the last decade …

Seven Morchella species were analyzed for their antioxidant activities in different test
systems namely β-carotene/linoleic acid, DPPH, reducing power, chelating effect and …

Abstract Morels (Morchella, Ascomycota), which are some of the most highly prized edible
and medicinal mushrooms, are of great economic and scientific value. Morel cultivation has …

The aim of the study was to investigate the antioxidant properties, phenolic and flavonoid
contents and composition and content of ascorbic acid in Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus …

The aim of this study was to determine the mineral contents of wild edible mushrooms. The
phosphorus (P), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca), zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), sodium …

The methanolic extracts of dried wild edible mushroom were analyzed for antioxidant activity
in different assays, namely, ferric antioxidant reducing power (FRAP), scavenging activity on …

Abstract Eight heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb) in 14 different wild-growing
edible mushroom species (Coprinus comatus, Voluariella volvacea, Pleurotus nebrodensis …