The seeds of these mushrooms will distribute to farmers in the month of September
Jammu and Kashmir to introduce a high resistance NPS-5 variety of mushrooms for commercial farming in September this year. Field trials of the mushrooms of this variety have been successful.
According to the local media, the NPS-5 variety of mushrooms is a second strain and the seeds of these mushrooms will distribute to farmers in the month of September. This variety of mushrooms is not get affected by low-water, high-water situations and high concentrations of carbon dioxide. Jammu Kashmir’s agriculture department is working on other fronts for the growth of mushroom cultivation in the state. The new variety of mushroom cultivation in the state will benefit farmers on a large scale.
Department of Agriculture is also working on seeds of milky mushrooms, dingri, button and shiitake. Department has crossed a target of 100 quintals of seed in the month of April. The cultivation trial was carried out on sawdust of broad leaves in polypropylene bags as per the guidelines of the Directorate of Mushroom Research (ICAR).
