Mushroom Cultivation & Technology
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Theory
Biology of Mushrooms: Button, Straw& Oyster- General morphology, distinguishing characteristics, spore germination and life cycle. Unit: IV Nutrient Profile of Mushroom: protein, amino acids, calorific values, carbohydrates , fats, vitamins & minerals. Health benefits of Mushroom: Antiviral value, antibacterial effect, antifungal effect, anti-tumour effect, hematological value cardiovascular & renal effect, in therapeutic diets, adolescence, for aged persons & diabetes mellitus. Cultivation System & Farm design: Fundamentals of cultivation system- small village unit & larger commercial unit. Principles of mushroom farm layout- location of building plot, design of farm, bulk chamber, composting platform, equipments & facilities , pasteurization room & growing rooms. Compost & Composting: Principles of composting, machinery required for compost making, materials for compost preparation. Methods of Composting- Long method of composting (LMC) & Short method of composting
Practical
Spawn & Spawning: Facilities required for spawn preparation, Preparation of spawn substrate, preparation of pure culture, media used in raising pure culture, culture maintenance, Storage of spawn. Casting materials & Case running: Importance of casing mixture, Quality parameters of casing soil, different types of casing mixtures, commonly used materials. Cultivation of Button , Oyster and Dudhia Mushrooms: Collection of raw materials, compost & composting, Pipe Method of mushroom Compost , Cropping & crop management, picking & packing .Preparing Mushroom Products: Mushroom Mini Samosa, Mushroom Namkeen, Mushroom Biscuits, Mushroom Laddu, Mushroom Chilly etc. , Preparation of Mushroom Powder,Visit to relevant Labs/Field Visits.