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AgroPolicy, India, R&D, Sustainability, Vegetables

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).

The seeds of these mushrooms will distribute

AgroPolicy, India, People, Sustainability, Vegetables

The Mushroom Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh had provided blocks of mushrooms grown under different conditions.

Jammu and Kashmir will start commercial cultivation of shiitake mushrooms in September.  Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes), native to Japan, are a type of edible fungus and contain a chemical called lentinan, which is used by some medical professionals to enhance the immune system. Field trials and standardisation of mushrooms are successful.  

This initiative will provide an opportunity for the farmers to take up mushroom cultivation throughout the year with better returns. The Mushroom Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh had provided blocks of mushrooms grown under different conditions.

The cultivation of this mushroom will be considered a step towards economic growth in the agriculture sector. Fresh mushroom is sold at Rs 1,500 per kg in the market. If we dry it, it sells for Rs 15,000 per kg in the market. More than 2,500 mushroom farmers would be directly benefited from the cultivation of shiitake mushrooms.

The Mushroom Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh had