introduction
Mushrooms have been used for nutritional and medicinal purposes for ages
Nigeria has a wide variety of mushrooms
Most of them edible, contributing to family diet when in season
with some species used as herbal condiments
The mushroom industry in Nigeria is described as infantile
compared to some other countries due to paucity of information to develop the industry
The rainforest ecosystem, especially in the Southern part of the country
with high average annual rainfall of 1317.2 mm South West
South East