Training Schedule

Mushroom Production (618)

S.No Schedule Theory (40 Hrs) Practical (80 Hrs) Instructions to the Learning Outcomes
Week Day Topic Hours Topic Hours trainer (After going through the
particular PCP learner
will be able to...)
1. 1 Day 1 Introduction to 2  Orientation to a 3  Use relevant ppts/ videos  Display intellectual
mushroom mushroom farm showing the importance competence on the
 Identification of of mushroom from knowledge about the
different types of agricultural, health and importance of
mushroom industrial point of view mushroom production
and scope of income. and its economic value
Week 1  Show relevant success  Identify various types
stories in nearby
of mushroom grown
locality.
economically
 Arrange visit to nearby
mushroom farm in
advance.
2. 2 Day 2 Mushroom 2  Preparation of pure 3  Explain quality spawn  Demonstrate
Spawn (seed) culture production for technologies for spawn
production/  Preparation of different mushroom production
procurement mother spawn using models/charts/  Follow recommended
 Production of specimen. procedure for quality
planting spawn  Explain cautions to be spawn production
 Storage taken for procurement
/Transportation of of mushroom spawn
spawn from authentic source
using relevant audio
video Aids.
 Demonstrate procedures
for production of quality
 product.
3. Day 1 Cultivation of 2  Wetting and 3  Demonstrate  Perform wetting &
Button mixing of procedures using mixing of ingredients
Week 2 ingredients in appropriate tools and  Perform the turning of
mushroom
mixture equipments. mixture by long
 Outdoor  Explain precautions to method at proper time
fermentation in be followed.
stacks/ turning
schedule by long
method
4. 3 Day 2 - -  Short method of 5  Demonstrate  Describe various
composting done procedures using phases of short
in two phases: appropriate tools and methods of
phase-1 (Outdoor/ equipments. composting
bunker) and phase-  Explain quality control  Perform the spawning
2 bulk methods. of compost, casing &
pasteurisation case run
chambers)  Harvest mushroom at
 Spawning of appropriate stage and
compost/ spawn post harvest handling
run
 Casing and case-
run
 Cropping and
harvesting of
mushroom
 Post harvest
handling
5. Day 1 Cultivation of 2  Substrate 3  Demonstrate procedures  Summarize the Oyster
Oyster formulation using appropriate tools mushroom production
Week 3 mushroom  Substrate wetting and equipments. procedure
and treatments:  Explain precautions to be
 Hot water/ steam followed.

6. 4 Day 2 - -  Spawning of 5  Demonstrate procedures  Perform the spawning

substrate and using appropriate tools of compost
filling in container/ and equipments.  Harvest mushroom at
bag, spawn run  Explain quality control appropriate stage and
 Exposing of bags methods. post harvest handling
for cropping
 Cropping and
harvesting of
mushroom
 Post harvest
handling
7. Day 1 Cultivation of 2  Substrate wetting 3  Demonstrate procedures  Summarize the Oyster
Paddy Straw and treatments: using appropriate tools mushroom production
mushroom Hot water/ steam and equipments. procedure
 Stacking of paddy  Explain precautions to be  Perform stacking of
Week 4 followed.
straw bundles in a paddy straw and
heap and spawning spawning
in layers
 Polythene cover of
the heap for spawn
run
8. 5 Day 2 - -  Cropping and 5  Demonstrate procedures  Harvest mushroom at
harvesting of using appropriate tools appropriate stage and
mushrooms and equipments. post harvest handling
 Post harvest  Explain quality control
handling methods.

9. Day 1 Cultivation of 2  Substrate 3  Demonstrate procedures  Explain procedure to

Milky formulation using appropriate grow milky mushroom
Week 5 mushroom  Substrate wetting tools and equipments.  Perform the stacking
 and treatments:  Explain precautions to be of paddy straw and
Hot water/ steam followed. spawning
 Spawning of
substrate and
filling in container/
bag, spawn run
10. Day 2 - -  Casing and case- 5  Demonstrate procedures  Identify harvesting
run using appropriate tools stages of mushroom
 Exposing of bags and equipments.  Describe the post
for cropping  Explain quality control harvest handling
methods.
 Cropping and methods
harvesting of
mushroom
 Post harvest
handling
11. Day 1 Cultivation of 2  Substrate 3  Demonstrate  Prepare the substrate for
other preparation for procedures using King oyster production
economically Shiitake and Kabul appropriate tools and  Harvest mushrooms at
Week 6 important and Dhingri (King equipments. appropriate stage and
medicinal oyster) Mushroom  Explain maintaining post harvest handling
mushroom  Crop management quality and precautions to
be followed.
 Post harvest
handling

12. 6 Day 2 - -  Substrate 5  Demonstrate procedures  Prepare substrate for

preparation for using appropriate tools Reishi & Kira ghas
Reishi and equipments. production
(Ganoderma) and  Explain maintaining  Harvest mushroom at
Kira ghas quality and precautions to appropriate stage and
(Corssdycep) be followed.
post harvest handling
Mushroom
  Crop management
 Post harvest
handling
13. Day 1 Insect- Pests 2  Identification and 3  Explain insect-pests, their  Diagnose different pests
management in management of symptoms and & diseases of
cultivated pests by chemical management using mushroom
Week 7 mushroom and non-chemical relevant videos/ppts/charts  Identify the pathogens
methods and specimen.
and describe the
 Explain precautions to be
taken while handling
symptoms produced by
mushrooms to maintain its pathogens causing the
quality. diseases

14. 7 Day 2 Disease 2  Dry Bubble and 3  Explain diseases in  Describe management
management in wet bubble – mushrooms, symptoms practices
cultivated major diseases of and management using recommended to keep
mushroom cultivated relevant videos/ppts/charts the diseases under
mushroom and specimen. control
 Explain precautions to be
 Competitor/weed taken while handling
 Describe weed
moulds mushrooms to maintain its management practices
encountered: quality. recommended to keep
Green, yellow and the weed under control
plaster moulds/
Coprinus

15. 8 Day 1 Value addition 2  Value added 3  Use relevant videos/ ppt  Prepare value added
Week 8 of mushroom recipes preparation for explaining the topic. products from
 Quality assurance  Demonstrate procedure mushroom
 Shelf life for preparation of  Prepare and pack
different recipes,
 Packing and different recipes of
packing and packaging
packaging mushrooms as per
of mushrooms.
 Market  Explain importance of
market demand
 opportunities quality maintenance
and tips for improving
shelf life of
mushrooms.
 Explain precautions to
be taken while
different procedures.
16. Day 2 Design and 2  Construction of 3  Explain construction  Make demo unit for
develop mushroom growing of mushroom growing mushroom cultivation
mushroom unit using locally unit using locally using locally available
production available materials available materials materials
growing structure using relevant videos/
/ unit ppt.  Take precautions
 Demonstrate while performing
construction of various
mushroom growing procedures
unit using locally
available materials
 Explain precautions to
be taken while
procedures.
17. 9 Day 1 Entrepreneurial 5 - -  Explain Key-  Develop basic
skills and Entrepreneurship skills entrepreneurial skills
economics for using ppts/ videos/ role
small enterprise
play
 Demonstrate
economics for small
enterprise
Week 9
18. Day 2 - -  Market survey- 5  Arrange market visit to  Perform market survey
Field visit to get get prices of various
 prices of various inputs from the market. for demand analysis
inputs from the
 Demonstrate to assess the  Calculate the Cost-
market and to assess
need and requirement of Benefit ratio of
the need and
the client. mushroom production
requirement of the
client.  Explain ways to identify
 Calculation of appropriate buyers for the
Cost- Benefit ratio produce.
of mushroom
production
19. Day 1 Business plan to 2  Make a business plan 3  Explain, prepare and share  Prepare a business plan
start a mushroom to start a mushroom a business proposal for for small mushroom unit
Week enterprise business. easy understanding of
10 learner.
 Make a financial and
budget plan to start a  Explain record
mushroom farm. maintenance.
 Demonstrate best ways of
marketing one’s produce.
20. Day 2 Communication 2  Communication and 3  Explain effective  Use effective
and writing skills writing skills communication and communication and
writing skills using writing skills
relevant ppts/ videos.
 Conduct pre and post
training test to assess the
understanding of learner to
run an enterprise.
 Explain appropriate ways
to establish cordial
relations with various
clients for developing the
business.
 Explain learners to ensure
quality of the produce to
 get higher returns.
21. Day 1 Management of 2  3  Explain topics using ppt/
M Manage spent substrates
spent substrates Management of videos.
and waste spent substrates  Explain precautions to Perform waste disposal of
disposal of  Waste disposal of be taken while waste various mushroom
Week various
11 various mushroom disposal of various
mushroom mushrooms.
22. 1 Day 2 Health and 2  Health and safety 3  Explain and demonstrate  Make a healthy and
0 safety at at workplace health and safety of safety workplace.
workplace  Precautions and workplace.
 Take necessary
Emergency  Explain precautions to be precautions in
procedures taken while emergency emergency situations
situations.
23. Day 1 - - Make a project on any 5  Help learner in  Apply core and generic
of the following topics: completing the project. skills while preparing
Week  Make a profit report project.
12 based on market
survey for mushroom
production citing
demand and supply
status.
 Make a project report
on value aded
mushroom products
with metod of
preparation and flow
chart.
 Make a demonstartion
unit of mushroom
production.
24. Day 2 Revision and 5 - -  Revision of tough topics  Clearify doubts
doubt clearance to be done.
 Class test may be
conducted.
Total 40 80