Possibility of Musroom farming

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slb4783

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Dear Sir / Madam.

I am interested in musroom farming.
please expliain the process with minimum investment and confirm the posibilties of musroom farming in Maharashtra State.

Is Maharshtra States Atmosphere/ Climate is suitable for good musroom farming business?

Wating for your reply.

thanks
SB
 

Ashwini

Well-Known Member
Hi

Mushroom can be cultivated in Maharashtra.
At present 3 mushrooms are being cultivated in India. These are : the white mushroom (Agaricus bisporus), the paddy-straw mushroom (Volvariella vovvacea) and the oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sajor-caju). Of these, A. bisporus is the most popular and economically sound to grow and is extensively cultivated throughout the world. However, due to its low temperature requirement, its cultivation is restricted to the cool climatic areas and to the winter in the plains of Northen India. In summer, the tropical paddy-straw mushroom is suitable for growing in most parts of India. Even then it is less attractive commercially owing to very low yield per unit weight of the substrate and an extremely short shelf-life. But, as a kitchen-garden crop it is preferred because it is very delicious and nutritous.
Oyster mushroom can grow at moderate temperature ranging from 220 to 280C. therefore, it is suitable for most of the places of India. It is a familiar item in the menu of most hotels in Bangalore where it is being grown commercially.
In north India, the climate conditions prevailing during different seasons can be exploited for growing mushroom throughout the year. To this a year-wise production schedule is suggested :
Mid-November to Mid-March : Agaricus bisporus
February to Mid-April : Pleurotus sajor-caju
Mid-June to Mid-September : Volvariella volvacea
September to November : Pleurotus sajor-caju

For spawn and other training details please visit the nearby KVK


Regards
Ashwini
 

neelshah

Member
We have been growing Button mushrooms near Mumbai for over fifteen years now.. its better to be dedicated to any one type of mushroom.. its not possible to have batch wise cultivation of different species.. because of the high retail price, its possible to grow buttons under airconditioning all year round.
 

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