MICROFUNGI - THE MUSHROOM EXPERT: June 2013

Sunday 30 June 2013

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MICROFUNGI - THE MUSHROOM EXPERT: King Oyster Mushroom (indian)

MICROFUNGI - THE MUSHROOM EXPERT: King Oyster Mushroom (indian): King Oyster Mushroom (indian) King Oyster Mushroom that can be grown on both cereal straws / saw dust substrates. These mushroo...

MICROFUNGI - THE MUSHROOM EXPERT: Oyster Mushrooms cultivation

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MICROFUNGI - THE MUSHROOM EXPERT: Oyster Mushroom Cultivation

MICROFUNGI - THE MUSHROOM EXPERT: Oyster Mushroom Cultivation: Oyster Mushroom Cultivation In the 21 st century world is gradually going to face food crisis. Day by day, we are reducing c...

Oyster Mushroom Cultivation

In the 21^st century world is gradually going to face food crisis. Day by day, we are reducing cultivable land due to expansion of residential area. In this situation mushroom can be a good food source. We can produce mushroom without utilizing cultivable land and can be home based small farming by investing small amount of capital. Mushroom is the only vegetable that can be commercially cultivate in the home based farming. To produce edible mushroom no need to use high technology but can be produce with waste materials like paddy straw, wheat straw, tree sawdust, cottonseed hulls, sugar cane bagasse, wild grasses and various categories of environment friendly refuse wastes. Oyster mushroom cultivation is easiest then others and nutrient value is very high.

Nutrient Value of Mushroom: (Per 100 gm dried mushroom)

The moisture contents of mushroom 70 to 95 %. This variation depends on harvesting time, environment and other factors. After properly drying average dry matter can be 12-15%.

Name of Mushroom	Carbohydrate (gm)	Fiber (gm)	Protein (gm)	Fat (gm)	Ash (gm)	Energy (kcel)
Agaricus bisporus	46.17	20.90	33.48	3.10	5.70	499
Pleurotus sajor-caju	63.40	48.60	19.23	2.70	6.32	412
Lentinula edodes	47.60	28.80	32.93	3.73	5.20	387
Pleurotus ostreatus	57.60	8.70	30.40	2.20	9.80	265
Vovarella volvaceae	54.80	5.50	37.50	2.60	1.10	305
Calocybe indica	64.26	3.40	17.69	4.10	7.43	391
Flammulina velutips	73.10	3.70	17.60	1.90	7.40	378
Auricularia auricula	82.80	19.80	4.20	8.30	4.70	351

Source: Stamets-2005, FAO-1972, Doshi and Sharma-1995, Crison and Sand- 1978.

Protein fat and mineral salt in 100 gm dried foods.

Name of Food	Protein (gm)	Fat (gm)	Mineral Salt (gm)
Milk	28	32	4
Egg	42	41	3
Meat	40	40	3
Mushroom	35	4	10

Medicinal Value of mushroom:

Mushroom recognized as a medicinal vegetable in Japan, China, Korea and many other countries. They uses mushroom as a treatment for various type of diseases. Research finds that, mushrooms have potential anticancer, antiviral, antibacterial, antiparasitic, antihyperglycemic, hepatoprotective and cardioprotective properties.

Spawn Production of Oyster Mushroom:

Spawn making and growing of mushroom should be separate business. Spawn making required to maintain more bio-security then mushroom cultivation. There are two ways to produce of spawn, one of that is tissue cultures and another is spore cultures. I will discuss on that in another post, I would like to discuss just growing management of oyster mushroom in this post.

Required Environment:

Temperature:

Ambient air temperature has to fit from 20⁰ to 30⁰ C in the growing room of oyster mushroom. If the temperature is too high or low then it will bad affect in production.

Humidity:

Humidity should maintained 70-80% to minimize drying of the surface. During the cropping period very important to control humidity, by spray water specific interval.

Light:

Different light (color and intensity) suitable for cultivate in different strains of mushroom. In the culture room of oyster mushroom minimum artificial light required, that is 80-210 lux. In the other hand, milky white mushroom required 1600 lux and to cultivate button mushroom no need artificial light. Light ensure to germinate mushroom in the growing room.

Oxygen Availability:

In the period of growing fruiting body of mushroom, they need a lot of food. Oxygen helps to grow food with enzymes that takes mycelium.

Remove Carbon dioxide:

Mushroom use oxygen to produce food and emits carbon dioxide in the growing stage. Emitted carbon dioxide create a layer surrounding area of begs that is the cause of oxygen deficiency. To solve this problem mushroom growing room should crossed ventilated or required to use exhaust fan.

Oyster Mushroom in 500 gm Small Bags:

Collect best quality spawn from reliable sources after preparing the growing room. Bags filled with whitish mycelium (threadlike filaments) that indicates of best quality. If mycelium looks like color yellowish, reddish or blackish that indication of bad quality spawn. Transport spawn bags very carefully without direct sunlight and rain fall. Transporting vehicle and boxes should be sufficient facilities for air circulation. Mycelium filled small bags immediately placed on the culture room shelves. Bag to bag distance should be two inchs.

Cut partially away the plastic top of the bags before placing on shelves. Surrounding area of the growing house should be very clean. Mushroom will be ready harvesting in five to seven days. After ten to fifteen days interval it will be once again prepared for second harvest. Stop water spraying before 12 to 15 hours from harvesting time. From 500 gm bags mushroom can be collect 250 to 300 gm.

Oyster Mushroom in 2 kg straw Bags:

Very famous and cost effective to using paddy or wheat straw as a substrate in the winter, or cool weather countries. You have to collect dry, fresh and disease free straw and cut size in 1.5 to 2 inch. Fill water 65% in a drum and heat temperature up to 60⁰ C. Submerge straw in the drum after filling in a cloth or net bag then stop heating and close the cover of drum. Stay for an hour to kill microorganisms in the straw, remove straw bag from the drum, and then let it cool on a clean plastic sheet or inside floor. When substrate temperature cooled down to 30⁰ C then bring it to sun light and prepare to spawning and filling bags. Use plastic bag size in 12 inch × 24 inch for 2 kg substrate. Mix 5 % mother spawn and fill bags with straw 2 kg per begs. Spawn can also use as a layer topped of the substrate filled bags. Now close the substrate bags with rubber band, cotton wool plug and paper cover.

To grow mycelium shift bags in a dark room at temperature 22⁰ C to 28⁰ C for 15 to 20 days. When become whitish with mycelium placed in growing room. It can place in shelves or hang with roof. Cut partially 5 to 6 places of per substrate bags size in 1 inch. After five to seven days mushroom will be ready for harvest. Mushroom can produce 3 to 4 kg from 2 kg bag.

Diseases and Pasts:

If substrate poorly sterilized then bacterial and fungal dieses can grow in the growing period. Infected mushrooms become discolored and reduced shelf life, include reduced yield. To overcome the problem use properly sterilized substrate, ensure sufficient air movement, control over heating of substrate (above 35⁰ C), and control excessive moisture content.

Flies:

Dirty and unclean grower room can grow and damage mushroom by flies. Old bags also cause of flies. Flies lay eggs on the mycelium and hatched larvae can spoil the crop. Flies are cause of carrier of another disease.

Mites:

Mites can attack in the growing mushroom. They can damage by absorbing the extraction of mushroom. To protect mushroom from mite’s substrate bags should be sufficient protected against insects. Temperature controlling is another way to control mites.

Mushroom farmers should be very careful against attack from rats, ants and cockroaches.

Saturday 29 June 2013

Oyster Mushrooms cultivation

OYSTER MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

Oyster Mushrooms that are highly demanded by the clients due to their appetizing taste and rich aroma. These Oyster Mushrooms are easy to grow and are grown on unfermented agro-waste. Oyster Mushrooms offered by us, ensure freshness thus remains intact for longer life periods.

Scientific Name

Pleurotus spp

Features

Rich aroma
Delicious taste
High nutrient content
Free from pesticides

Grown At

Temperature range of 20-30^oC

Benefits

Mushrooms have 3 times the anti-oxidant capacity of tomatoes
Mushrooms provide you get the benefit of vitamins and minerals without worrying about your weight
Mushroom has a glycaemic index (GI) so low it can’t even be measured
Mushrooms are a good source of pyridoxine, Vitamin B6 (15% RNI)
Mushrooms are low in calories, fat and sodium
Mushrooms are high in fiber and essential minerals
Having a large no of therapeutic properties

King Oyster Mushroom (indian)

King Oyster Mushroom (indian)

King Oyster Mushroom that can be grown on both cereal straws / saw dust substrates. These mushrooms are loved for their yummy taste and rich aroma among the clients. King Oyster Mushroom is also known by the name of Kabul dhingri in India. This Mushroom has tremendous potential for domestic market in fresh and dry form.

Scientific Name

Pleurotus spp

Features

Rich aroma

Delicious taste

High nutrient content

Free from pesticides

Grown At

Temperature range of 17-20^oC

Benefits

Mushrooms have 3 times the anti-oxidant capacity of tomatoes

Mushrooms provide you get the benefit of vitamins and minerals without worrying about your weight

Mushroom has a glycaemic index (GI) so low it can’t even be measured

Mushrooms are a good source of pyridoxine, Vitamin B6 (15% RNI)

Mushrooms are low in calories, fat and sodium

Mushrooms are high in fiber and essential minerals

MUSHROOM TRAINING CENTRE IN INDIA (GOVT. & PRIVATE)

Here are some Govt. Agri colleges and Research institutes who provide mushroom trainings in different regions of india. Anyone can contact their nearest Institutes for trainings. There are many private farms also available but they are little costly than govt firms.

1. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana – 141 004 (Pb.)

2. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003 (TN)

3. M.P. Agricultural University, Rahuri, Pune – 413 712 (MS)

4. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar – 263 145

5. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Krishak Nagar, Raipur

6. N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad – 29 (UP)

7. Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Thrissur, Kerala

8. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur – 313 001.

9. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan

10. ICAR Research Complex for NEH region, Umroi Road, Barapani – 791 013
(Meghalaya)

11. The Horticulture & Agroforestry Research Programme (HARP) 834 010

12. CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar – 125 004

13. Haryana Agro-industrial Corporation R & D Centre, Murthal (Sonepat)

14. Orissa Agricultural University, Bhubneswar

15. Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur

16. Indian Agricultural Research Institutes, Dept. of Plant Pathoogy, IARI, PUSA ,
Delhi-12.

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MUSHROOM SPAWN SUPPLIERS (GOVT. & PRIVATE) ALL OVER INDIA

Spawn of mushroom is an another important input in mushroom cultivation available at selected places. Arrangement of spawn should be done in advance. Before starting mushroom cultivation, entrepreneurs and farmers should ensure that spawn is available within the periphery of 200-300 km.

In India, besides DMR, the other Institutions / SAUs provide spawn to entrepreneurs and farmers. The AICMIP Centres and some of the training Centres mentioned above also provide spawn of mushroom. Other important sources of mushroom spawn are listed below:

Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (HP).

Deptt. of Plant Pathology, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana).

Directorate of Horticulture, Mushroom Spawn Laboratory, Kohima.

Deptt. of Agriculture, Manipur, Imphal.

Govt. Spawn Production Laboratory, Horticulture Complex, Chhouni Kalan, Hoshiarpur (Pb.).

Vigyan Samiti, Udaipur (Rajasthan).

Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR, Srinagar (J&K).

Deptt. of Agriculture, Lalmandi, Srinagar (J&K).

Deptt. of Plant Pathology, J.N. Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (MP).

Dept. of Plant Pathology, Assam Agril. University, Jorhat (Assam).

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MUSHROOM CULTIVATION BY SHG IN NORTH-EAST INDIA

To boost up cultivation of mushroom in the district KVK, Serchhip district formed 7 nos of SHGs from farm women, rural youth specially school drop-out and farmers in mushroom production for capacity building and small scale income generation. Spawns are provided to the SHGs. All the technical expertise is provided to the respected beneficiaries. The beneficiaries are very enthusiastic to cultivate mushroom. They generate income from mushroom cultivation. Serchhip district is very pleasant, and climate suits for cultivation of mushroom throughout the year. The easy availability of straw makes the cultivation easier for the beneficiaries and as it is less time consuming the farmers can earn extra money without disturbing their farm activities

Mushroom cultivation is growing very fast in another village, Thenzawl. 30 no of women were given training on mushroom cultivation. KVK obtained mushroom spawn from Horticulture Department. Aizawl and trained this women and distributed to them. Another training was conducted for the same group, and during this training mushroom grower society was formed by these women.

The mushroom grower society is very active and their production are sold at local market. Horticulture Department, Govt. of Mizoram has taken up this society providing them equipment and financial aids.

There is considerable potential for cultivation of oyster mushroom in Serchhip District, if Scientific technology is adopted by the growers. KVK has trained 18 Self Help Groups covering 120 women members for mushroom farming and 70 rural youth (male) in the District. Method demonstration for each SHGs was also conducted on substrate preparation and cube making. Initially they started mushroom cultivation on small scale and sold the produce in the local market.

Presently they are getting good response from the consumers. Considering the profit on mushroom farming, gradually they are increasing the production depending on the market demand. Apart from selling this product in the local market, the group builds up locally low cost mushroom production unit.