Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Mushroom Cultivation

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Introduction:
A mushroom is described as the “fruiting body of a fungus plant that typically appears above the ground and contains spores”. It is this fleshy bracket (fruiting body) that is commonly eaten and which reproduces by dispersing spores in the same way that other plants disperse seeds.

Mushrooms must also rely on organic material for their nutrition and do so in three ways:
As saprophytes (living on dead wood or dead tissue of living trees or dung)
As parasites (attacking living plant or animal tissue), or
As mycorrhizae (having a symbiotic relationship with plants).

Procedure
Wash hands thoroughly with antiseptic lotion.
Take the polythene cover and tie the bottom end wit a thread and turn it inwards.
Mix the dried straw thoroughly to get a uniform moisture level in all areas.
Take out well-grown bed spawn, squeeze thoroughly and divide into two halves. (Two beds are prepared from the single spawn bag)
Fill the straw to a height of 3” in the bottom of polythene bag, take a handful of spawn and sprinkle over the straw layer , concentrating more on the edges.
Fill the second layer of the straw to a height of 5” and spawn it as above.
Repeat this process to get five straw layers with spawns.
Gently press the bed and tie it tightly with a thread.
Put 6 ventilation holes randomly for ventilation as well as to remove excess moisture present inside the bed.
Arrange the beds in side the thatched shed, (Spawn running room) following Rack system of hanging system.
Maintain the temperature of 22-25° C and relative humidity of 85-90 % inside the shed.
Observe the beds daily for contamination, if any. The contaminated beds should be removed and destroyed.
Similarly, observe regularly for the infestation of insect pests viz., flies, beetles, mites etc., If noticed, the pesticide like Malathion should be sprayed in side the shed @ 1 ml per litre of water.
The fully spawn run beds can be shifted to blue coloured tent after casing for initiation of buttons.

Contact details:
Professor amd Head,
Mushroom Research and Training Centre,
Dept. of Plant Pathology,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore - 641 003
Phone : 0422 - 66113366, 66112266
E - mail : pathology@tnau.ac.in