Training course on mushroom cultivation technology at Indian Council for Agricultural Research)

A Hands-on training experience on Mushroom cultivation  at Directorate of Mushroom Research (Indian Council for Agricultural Research) with emphasis on

• culture production
• spawn production
•  Substrate preparation for oyster mushrooms
•  Substrate preparation for paddy straw mushroom
•  Substrate preparation for Calocybe
•  Substrate preparation for Reishi mushroom
•  Casing and crop management in button mushrooms 
      
   along with a Farm visit and  Video film on mushroom cultivation/ harvesting/ processing

How to apply

* Apply in advance in the prescribed form along with DD of required amount (20000.00 per trainee) to the Director, Directorate of Mushroom Research, Chambaghat, Solan-173213.
* Selection is done on the basis of first come first serve. DD should be drawn in favour of ICAR-UNIT NRCM, payable at SBP, Solan (H.P). DD of non selected candidates will be returned after selection of trainees.
* Application must reach us one month before the commencement of the respective training.
* The applicants can also deposit the amount by cash in the office one month prior to respective training
* No online transaction of the money is entertained.

Dates: 1st March- 31st May, 2011

NOTE

* No boarding/lodging and travel expenses will be paid to the trainees.
* Fee is non-refundable.
* Shared rooms in the DMR farmers hostel will be provided to trainees @ Rs 50 per day per trainee subject to availability (Max 35 trainees)
* Trainees can avail canteen facility in the DMR at nominal rates.

JOURNEY AND ACCOMMODATION
The trainees will have to pay for their to & fro journey and make their own stay arrangement during the training. There are numerous hotels in and around Chambaghat/Solan ranging between Rs.250.00 to Rs.1000.00 per night. However, limited accommodation at nominal rates is also available at DMR hostel, which will be provided on first come first serve basis. Registration fee does not include the cost of stay and food etc. However, it covers the cost of training material to be provided to the participants. DMR, Solan is located on Kalka - Shimla National Highway-22 at a distance of about 75km from Chandigarh Bus Stand, 45 KM from Shimla Bus Stand and 40 km from Kalka Railway Station. It is well connected by rail and road route from Delhi, Chandigarh, Kalka and Shimla. The season during March to August will be pleasant and light jackets/pullovers will be required in the evenings.

Training Details

The Cultivation Technology of following types of Mushroom will be covered during the training course with special emphasis on practicals.

• Cultivation Technology of White button mushroom - Agaricus bisporus and A.bitorquis.
•  Cultivation Technology of Oyster mushroom - Pleurotus spp.
•  Cultivation Technology of Paddy straw mushroom - Volvariella spp.
•  Cultivation technology of Specialty mushrooms - Shiitake (Lentinula edodes), Black ear (Auricularia spp.) and Milky white (Calocybe indica).

The Cultivation Technology of above mushrooms will cover following aspects in details:

•  Nutritional / Medicinal value of mushrooms and - its relevance in healthy food
•  Seeds/spawn preparation technique for mushrooms
•  Substrate preparation technique for mushrooms
•  Infrastructure requirement for setting up of a composite mushroom farm
•  Crop raising of all above mushrooms including crop management
•  Pest/diseases management in mushrooms
•  Post harvest handling/value addition of mushrooms

Apart from above aspects of cultivation technology, the other but important related aspects viz; economics of mushrooms cultivation, marketing, financing, management of spent compost etc. will also be covered during the training course.
In order to develop confidence in trainees, visits of mushroom growing units will also be conducted.

PRACTICALS

•  Culture preparation
•  Spawn production
•  Compost preparation for white button mushroom
•  Substrate preparation for oyster mushrooms
•  Substrate preparation for paddy straw mushroom
•  Substrate preparation for Shiitake & Auricularia
•  Substrate preparation for Calocybe
•  Substrate preparation for Reishi mushroom
•  Casing and crop management in button mushrooms
•  Diseases /mould/insect pests, field identification and their management
•  Post-harvest handling for value addition including dehydration of mushrooms
•  Farm visit
•  Video film on mushroom cultivation/ harvesting/ processing
•   Visit to the mushroom farm

Format for Application form

1. Name and complete postal address
2. Age and Sex
3. Qualification
4. Have you undergone any training in mushroom cultivation?
5. Have you cultivated any mushrooms?
6. Are you involved any mushroom related business/ Activities?

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