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Introduction To Mushroom Cultivation: Presented by Shipra Parihar

This document provides an introduction and overview of mushroom cultivation. It begins by defining what a mushroom is and its key characteristics. It then outlines the basic 6 step process for cultivating mushrooms: 1) Get spawn and straw substrate, 2) Prepare the substrate by chopping and boiling the straw, 3) Pack plastic bags with spawn and substrate, 4) Incubate the bags in warm, dark conditions, 5) Move bags to a fruiting room with light to induce mushroom growth, and 6) Harvest the mushrooms by twisting the stems before the caps fully open.

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Introduction To Mushroom Cultivation: Presented by Shipra Parihar

This document provides an introduction and overview of mushroom cultivation. It begins by defining what a mushroom is and its key characteristics. It then outlines the basic 6 step process for cultivating mushrooms: 1) Get spawn and straw substrate, 2) Prepare the substrate by chopping and boiling the straw, 3) Pack plastic bags with spawn and substrate, 4) Incubate the bags in warm, dark conditions, 5) Move bags to a fruiting room with light to induce mushroom growth, and 6) Harvest the mushrooms by twisting the stems before the caps fully open.

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INTRODUCTION TO MUSHROOM

CULTIVATION

PRESENTED BY
~ SHIPRA PARIHAR
MUSHROOMS

 A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus,


typically produced above the ground on soil.
 The word mushroom is most often applied to those fungi that have a
stem, a cap, and gills on the underside of the cap.
 These gills produce microscopic spores that help the fungus spread
across the ground or its occupant surface.The spores produced are
called as basidiospores.
 These lack chlorophyll and live on dead organic matter and hence are
saprophytic.
 A mushroom develops from a nodule, or pinhead,
less than two millimeters in diameter, called a
primordium, which is typically found on or near
the surface of substrate.
 It is formed within the mycelium, the mass of
threadlike hyphae that make up the fungus.
 Mycelia absorbs nutrient from soil, it does not
require sunlight for its growth.
 The primordium enlarges into a roundish structure
of interwoven hyphae roughly resembling an egg,
called a button. The button has a cottony roll of
mycelium, the universal veil, that surrounds the
developing fruit body.
 As the egg expands, the universal veil ruptures and may remain as a
cup, or volva, at the base of the stalk.
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 Cap like structure is known as pileus, attached with thread like
structure mycelia.
Mushroom Cultivation

Requirements :
※ Spawn
※ Paddy straw
※ Polythene bag
STEP 1. Get your spawn and substrate
You’ll need a spawn and substrate to start the culture.Many growers use straw or wood chips.
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Straw is generally the preferred method. You want straw that can be chopped up into little pieces.

STEP 2. Prepare the substrate


First, chop the straw into short pieces. Next, wet the straw. Now it’s time to heat the straw in
boiling water. Continue boiling for half an hour and then remove the straw and drain it. Next,
spread out the straw on a clean surface and let it cool down.

STEP 3. Pack the plastic bags


Now it’s time to pack plastic bags with the straw and spawn. Pack two or three inches of straw
into the plastic bag and then lightly sprinkle the spawn on top. Repeat this until you’ve almost
filled the bag, close the top and poke holes in the bag.
STEP 4. Incubation
Now it’s time for incubation. Keep the growing area at around 78 degrees F. Places the bags on a
CULTIVATION
shelving unit. Remember to stop any threats of natural light getting into the room. Cover
windows and cracks. Use a red “darkroom” light when you need to check on your bags. When
you start to notice tiny pinhead mushrooms near the air holes in your bag, then you’re ready to
move on to the next step.

STEP 5. Fruiting

For your fruiting room, you need a high level of humidity. The temperature will need to be 65 to
70 degrees F. Unlike the incubation room, you’ll actually need a lot of natural light—at least 12
hours a day. To shock your mycelium, which will force it into fruiting, move the bags to a cool
place for a day, such as a basement or other cool place, and then move them back to the fruiting
room. Next, cut away the bag, which allows mushroom growth to take place.
STEP 6. Harvest

STEP 6
Just before your mushroom caps are fully uncurled, that’s when it’s time to harvest.
To do so, twist the stem off as near to the growing block as you are able to. You’ve
now harvested your mushrooms.

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