Syllabus (BOTANY)

Course Type: ME-2

Semester: 2

Course Code: BBOTMEB12C

Course Title: Mushroom Cultivation Technology

(L-P-Tu): 2-2-0

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: 1. Understand the economic importance of mushroom cultivation. 2. To learn the basic tools and techniques used in mushroom cultivation. 3. To learn the skills for developing commercial enterprise of mushroom cultivation.

Learning Outcome: 1. Students will be able to know about the different edible mushroom varieties. 2. Students will be able to to grow and cultivate mushrooms. 3. Students will be able to develop entrepreneurial skills to develop mushroom cultivation units.

(Theory, Credit-2)

Unit	Topic	No. of Lectures/Hrs (30)
1	Introduction, history. Nutritional and medicinal value of edible mushrooms; Poisonous mushrooms. Types of edible mushrooms available in India- Volvariella volvacea, Pleurotus citrinopileatus, Agaricus bisporus.	6
2	Cultivation methods: Infrastructure: substrates (locallyavailable) 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	10
3	Storage and nutrition: Short-term storage (Refrigeration - upto 24 hours) Long term Storage (canning, pickels, papads), drying, storage in salt solutions. Nutrition- Proteins - amino acids, mineral elements nutrition - Carbohydrates, Crude fibre content - Vitamins.	8
4	Food preparation: Delicacies of mushroom and its value addition, Research Centres - National level and regional level. Cost benefit ratio - Marketing in India and abroad, Export Value. National and state institutes related to the activity.	6

Practical: Credit-2 (60 Hrs)

1. Study of different edible mushrooms
2. Preparation of spawn and cultivation of paddy straw (Oyster) mushroom

Reading References:

Bahl, N. (2000). Hand book of Mushrooms. Oxford &Ibh Publishing Co. Pvt Ltd.

Marimuthu, T. Krishnamoorthy, A.S. Sivaprakasam, K. and Jayarajan. R. (1991). Oyster Mushrooms, Department of Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.

Swaminathan, M. (1990). Food and Nutrition. Bappco, The Bangalore Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd., No. 88, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560018.

Tewari, P. and Kapoor, S.C. (1988). Mushroom cultivation, Mittal Publications, Delhi.