Mushroom Culture

Lecture Schedule

Course Title: Mushroom Culture 1 (0+1)
Course Leader: Dr. C. D. Thapa, Senior Scientist (Retd), Dept. of MPP, YSPUHF, Nauni – Solan (H.P.)

Weeks	Practical
1st Week	Exercise 1: Introduction to Mushrooms
2nd Week	Exercise 2: Collection & Identification of Mushrooms
3rd Week	Exercise 3: Mushroom Spawn Production
4th Week	Exercise 4: Genetic Improvement of Mushrooms
5th Week	Exercise 5: Cultivation technique of button Mushrooms - I
6th Week	Exercise 6: Cultivation technique of button Mushrooms - II
7th Week	Exercise 7: Cultivation Technology Oyster Mushrooms
8th Week	Exercise 8: Cultivation Technology of Paddy Straw Mushroom
9th Week	Exercise 9: Cultivation Technology of Milky Mushroom
10th Week	Exercise 10: Post Harvest Technology- Preservation of Mushrooms
11th Week	Exercise 11: Acquaintance with infrastructure, equipments and machineries required in the mushroom cultivation process
12th Week	Exercise 12: Problems in Mushroom cultivation - I
13th Week	Exercise 13: Problems in Mushroom cultivation - II
14th Week	Exercise 14: Nutritional value of mushrooms and the mushroom recipe
15th Week	Exercise 15: Medicinal mushrooms and their use in industries
16th Week	Exercise 16: Project cost - analysis for mushroom cultivation