How many types of edible mushrooms are there?
White button mushroom, oyster mushroom, black ear mushroom, giant mushroom, milky mushroom, shiitake are some of the edible species of mushrooms which can be grown artificially. Morchella, which is collected from the high hills of HP, J&K and Uttaranchal, is also edible. Do mushrooms suffer from diseases? Yes, mushrooms suffer from different types of diseases. Some of the major diseases of mushrooms are wet bubble, dry bubble, cob web and moulds (green, yellow, brown).
