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Comprehensive Trainingfor Oyster Mushroom Growing

Objective• Knowledge about Mushrooms and

Health Benefits.• Know the step by step Mushroom

Culture and Propagation, Bagging, Harvesting, Processing and Marketing

• Appreciate mushrooms as a sustainable livelihood and alternative to meat.

• Apply the technology as you will be encouraged to grow mushrooms.

MushroomsMushrooms known as “Kabute” in Tagalog, offer a long list of health benefits. Essentially it is neither a plant nor an animal. It is a fungus, hence the group name. Although mushrooms may not be a number one menu favorite, you may think twice about pushing them aside during your next encounter.

White Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Ostreatus)

Most common and available mushroom in the Philippines and easy to cultivate. Oyster mushrooms are usually processed into a variety of delicious food. 

White Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Ostreatus)

• ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTSOyster mushrooms contain

ergothioneine, a unique antioxidant exclusively produced by fungi that fight cancer tumors

• ANTI-BACTERIAL EFFECTS• NUTRITIONAL VALUEOyster mushrooms are high in

nutrients that contain significant levels of zinc, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C, folic acid, niacin, and vitamins B-1 and B-2. Natural source of Vitamin D.

Agricultural Waste

Preparation of Agar Medium (PDA) Potato, Dextrose, Agar

Materials:•Casserole/ 1000 milliliter beaker•Knife•Flat bottles or petri dish•Funnel•Cotton•Stirrer•Stove•Clean filter cloth•Pressure cooker•Heat-protected gloves•Weighing scale

Ingredients:•Potato 250 grams•Dextrose powder 25 grams•2 Agar bar/Powder 20 grams •Clean Water 1 liter

Steps in PDA Preparation

Prepare materials

Wash potatoes, peel and cut into cubes

Boil for 10 minutes Filter or separate potatoes

Add clean water Pour into a boiling pot

Prepare glucose and agar bar/powder Add agar powder/bar

Boil until it is cooked Add in glucose/dextrose powder

Stir well for 10 minutes Add clean water

Pour to 1/4 of a bottle Plug with cotton balls

Bind with rubber bands Put bottles in pressure cooker

Steam under the pressure at18 PSI for 30 min

Remove from pressure cooker.Lean the bottles and store.

18 PSI

Tissue Culturing (F0 and F1 Sub Cultures)

Clean hands and body

Clean the PDA bottles Select the best mushroom

Clean chamber and equipment

Hold over the fire Tear the mushroom

Cut mushroom tissues Hold the bottle’s opening over flame

Put the tissue in the middle of PDA Plug with cotton balls

Bind paper cap with rubber bands Isolate, store and wait for 14 days

Grain Spawn

Soak sorghum seeds in water for 12 hours Boil the seeds for 15 min

Spread out until half dry Pour into bottles

Plug with cotton balls, wrap with paper and bind with rubber bands

Place bottles in the pressurecooker

Steam under pressureof 18 PSI for 1 hour

18 PSI

Remove from pressure cooker to cool down Prepare equipment

Clean the needle Unplug the PDA media of Mycelium

Get a small piece of agar. Place opening of bottle over the flame

Put agar on the seeds, cover with cotton and bind with paper and rubber

Store in the closet, away from light. Label the bottle with dateand type of mushroom

Once it’s fully colonized, it is ready for grain multiplication and inoculation

Substrate or Fruiting Bag

Spread out sawdust and mix with supplements like lime, sugar, and rice bran

Pour water and mix well Dampness test by hand

Use 6x12 PP plastic Fill with sawdust

Weigh Compress until firm

Insert PVC around the neck Plug with cotton balls

Cover with paper and rubber band Arrange bags inside the drum

Inoculation or Planting grain spawn Materials Sterilized Substrate or Fruiting BagPlanting Grain SpawnTransfer NeedleAlcohol LampCottonRubber Band

Pour water into the drum(7 inches high) and steam for 4

hours

Clean picking tool and hands Put opening of bottle and pickover the flame

Pour 15-20 grain spawn seedsUse needle and shake tospread spawn seeds

Put cotton stopper back on Incubate bags for 4 to 5 weeks

2 weeks incubation 4 to 5 weeks incubation ready to fruit

Lying on its side, stack the bags vertically in the growing room

Screen Door Area

Wooden Door

3 feetWalking space

2 feet walking space

3 feetWalking space

1 foot wide gravel

5 Meters (16.4 feet)

8.5 Meters (25 feet)

Mushroom Barn

Packaging

PROCESSING• Mushroom Burger Patty• Dried Mushrooms Powder

Salt/Seasoning• Mushroom Siomai/Dumplings• Pickled Mushrooms• Mushroom Siopao, Muffins• Mushroom Crackers• Crispy Mushrooms, etc.

MARKETING

COLLABORATION

OPPORTUNITIESDirectlyRetailDistributorWebsiteSuper market and Public MarketRestaurantsProcessed Goods

Permission to use the picture; granted by Ping Joven of Ping Gu Mushroom fries.

DEMAND• According to a DA-Central Luzon

Integrated Agricultural Research Center (CLIARC) report.

The country is estimated to import around 150 metric tons (MT) of mushrooms yearly, largely from South East Asia—Taiwan, China, Thailand, and Japan.

Read more at BusinessDiary.com.ph: http://businessdiary.com.ph/5522/da-puts-up-p8-million-mushroom-technology-center-in-tarlac-to-boost-production-substitute-mushroom-import-from-taiwan/#ixzz2ikAV6d8M

Crispy Oyster Mushrooms

Ingredients:• Oyster Mushroom• Flour• Salt• Pepper• OilProcedure:1. Wash the oyster mushroom, remove water, set aside2. Add flour (season with salt & pepper. You may also try breading mix like “Crispy Fry”)3. Heat up the oil on wok4. Deep fry till golden brown.5. Remove and let excess oil drip over a strainer or paper towel.6. Serve with Thai chili sauce (optional)

Mushroom Siomai

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