SEMESTER-I
Title of the Course : Mushroom Culture Technology
Nature of course : SEC-I
Course code :
Total Credits : 03
Distribution of Marks : 45+30=75
Lectures: 45
Unit 1:
Introduction, Nutritional and medicinal value of edible mushrooms; Poisonous mushrooms. Types of edible mushrooms available in India – Volvariella volvacea, Pleurotus citrinopileatus, Agaricus bisporus.
Unit 2:
Cultivation Technology : Infrastructure: substrates (locally available) Polythene bag, vessels, Inoculation hook, inoculation loop, low cost stove, sieves, culture rack, mushroom unit (Thatched house) water sprayer, tray, small polythene bag. Pure culture: Medium, sterilization, preparation of spawn, multiplication. Mushroom bed preparation – paddy straw, sugarcane trash, maize straw, banana leaves. Factors affecting the mushroom bed preparation – Low cost technology, composting technology in mushroom production.
Unit 3:
Storage: Short-term storage (Refrigeration – upto 24 hours) Long term Storage (canning, pickels, papads), drying, storage in salts olutions.
Unit-4. Practical
Identification of edible mushroom, Demonstration of spawn preparation, Demonstration of culture & packaging technique of mushroom.
Suggested Readings
1. Marimuthu, T. Krishnamoorthy, A.S. Sivaprakasam, K. and Jayarajan. R (199 Oyster Mushrooms, Department of Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
2. Swaminathan, M. (1990) Food and Nutrition. Bappco, The Bangalore Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd., No. 88, Mysore Road, Bangalore –
560018.
3. Tewari, Pankaj Kapoor, S.C., (1988). Mushroom cultivation, Mittal Publications, Delhi.
4. Nita Bahl (1984-1988) Hand book of Mushrooms, II Edition, Vol. I & Vol. II