This PSEB 8th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 5 Mushroom Cultivation will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 8th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 5 Mushroom Cultivation
→ There are 400 mushroom-growing places in Punjab.
→ Annual production of mushrooms is about 45000-48000 tonnes.
→ Nutrients found in mushrooms are Protein, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Potash, Minerals, and Vitamin-C.
→ It contains low amounts of fats and carbohydrates. Mushrooms are good for patients with blood pressure and sugar.
→ According to the environment of Punjab, there are five varieties of mushrooms-Button mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, Chinese mushrooms, Milky, Oyster mushrooms.
→ In winter two crops of Button, mushrooms can be taken from September to March.
→ Three crops of oyster mushrooms can be taken from October to March and one crop of shiitake can be taken from September to March.
→ Turn the stack after every fourth day and add molasses, gypsum, Lindane, and furadan respectively at first, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh turning.
→ The seed rate is 300-gram spawn per square meter.
→ In summer four crops of paddy straw mushroom are taken from April to August and of milky mushroom three crops are taken from April to October.
→ Mix FYM and garden soil in the ratio of 4 : 1 or spent compost and FYM in the ratio of 1 : 1 to get casing mixture.
→ Use 4-5% formalin for disinfecting casing mixture.
→ Use dichlorvos as a preventive measure against mushroom flies and do not harvest up to 48 hours after spraying.
→ Mushroom seeds are known as spawn.
→ Within 2-3 weeks 80-100% of trays are filled with mycelium which is white like cotton.
→ The mushroom yield obtained is 8-12 kg per sq metre.
→ 200 grams of fresh mushrooms are packed in poly bags having small holes in them.