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Regional Centre: PUNE
Objectives
After completing this course a learner will be able to cultivate mushrooms using good agricultural practices. A learner will be able to:
- Identify different types of mushroom
- Differentiate between edible and poisonous mushrooms
- Explain medicinal properties of mushroom
- Develop pure culture through different techniques
- Develop quality spawns
- Cultivate button mushroom
- Cultivate oyster mushroom
- Cultivate paddy straw mushroom
- Cultivate milky mushroom
- Maintain quality of produce
- Manage pest and diseases of mushrooms
- Identify and use the equipments required for the control systems of the mushroom house
- Calculate the Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) of mushroom production
- Maintain health and safety at workplace
Medium of Instruction
Hindi / English / Urdu
Entry Level
8th Pass
Course Duration
6 Months
Essential Course Duration
300 Hours
Course Fee
Rs. 600/-
Course Components
| S.No | Title of Component | Essential Contact Hrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | ||
| 1 | Mushroom Production | 100 | 200 |
Scheme of Examination
| S.No | Name of the subject / Modules | Time (in hrs.) | Marks | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | Theory | Practical | Internal Assessment | |||
| 1 | Mushroom Production | 2.5 | 3 | 60 | 100 | 40 | 200 |
Passing Criteria
| S.No | Name of the subject | Certification criteria (percentage) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | Internal Assessment | Aggregate in each paper module | ||
| 1 | Mushroom Production | 40 | 60 | 60 | - |
