This document summarizes the climatic conditions and characteristics for farming four types of mushrooms in India: button mushroom, oyster mushroom, paddy straw mushroom, and milky mushroom. It provides details on the species, preferred substrate, optimal growing temperature and humidity, life cycle times, expected yield, shelf life, protein content, and estimated production cost for each type of mushroom.
This document summarizes the climatic conditions and characteristics for farming four types of mushrooms in India: button mushroom, oyster mushroom, paddy straw mushroom, and milky mushroom. It provides details on the species, preferred substrate, optimal growing temperature and humidity, life cycle times, expected yield, shelf life, protein content, and estimated production cost for each type of mushroom.
This document summarizes the climatic conditions and characteristics for farming four types of mushrooms in India: button mushroom, oyster mushroom, paddy straw mushroom, and milky mushroom. It provides details on the species, preferred substrate, optimal growing temperature and humidity, life cycle times, expected yield, shelf life, protein content, and estimated production cost for each type of mushroom.
CHARACTERISTICS MILKY MUSHROOM MUSHROOM MUSHROOM MUSHROOM SPECIES Agaricus Spp Pleurotus Spp Volveriella Spp Calocybe Indica SUBSTRATE Compost Paddy Straw Paddy Straw Paddy Straw GROWING 15-20°C 20-25°C 30-35°C 30-35°C TEMPERATURE RLATIVE HUMIDITY 85-95% 85% 85-95% 85% TOTAL LIFE CYCLE 90 Days 35-45 Days 90 Days 45 - 50 Days FIRST FLUSH AND 60 -70 Days 15 - 25 Days 10 - 15 Days 24 - 28 Days HARVEST 800-900 grams / Bed 635 grams (500 800-900 grams / Bed 700 grams (500 grams YEILD (4 Kilo Grams grams Paddy (4 Kilo Grams Paddy Straw) Compost) Straw) Compost) SHELF LIFE (ROOM 2 Days 2 Days 1 Day 3 Days TEMP.) SHELF LIFE 3 Days 3 Days 2 Days 5 - 7 Days (REFRIGERATED) PROTEIN 23.90% 23.60% 23.90% 32% PRODUCTION COST 120* INR 80* INR 60* INR 70* INR