ROLE OF ICAR-IIHR IN ENHANCING MUSHROOM PRODUCTION
ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru has state of the art End to End infrastructure and scientific expertise for Mushroom spawn (seed) production, Mushroom cultivation of Oyster, Milky, king oyster, shiitake and other lesser known species, processing and value addition, mushroom mechanization and training.
Conserving Mushroom wealth
ICAR-IIHR is involved in conserving the wild culinary medicinal mushroom germplasm from different geographical regions of the country. The lab has documented more than 400 species of wild mushrooms of which 11 genera are seasonally collected from the wild and consumed in different parts of the country.
Mushroom in daily diet
Value added products can enhance nutrition in the daily diet and prevent post harvest losses due to surplus production. Mushroom lab is also focussing towards production of iron, calcium and vitamin D enriched mushrooms which can also be a helping hand in mitigating malnutrition.
Supply of quality spawn
The laboratory supplies 35-40 tons of spawn per annum. The demand for spawn is very high, ICAR-IIHR is involved in giving technical consultancy for establishing and modernizing the spawn laboratories of the public and private sector.
Videos
Mushroom Cultivation (English) : Mushroom for alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition
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Mushroom Cultivation (Kannada) : Mushroom for alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition
Empowering Women through ICAR-IIHR Mushroom Technology (Hindi)
Empowering women through ICAR-IIHR Mushroom Technology (Kannada)
ICAR-IIHR Mushroom Cultivation Success Story: Mushroom cultivation A boon for doubling farmers income
