Mushroom Culture
Introduction
The culture of mushroom is gaining popularity in the Philippines. Mushroom is a delicacy and is really accepted as vegetable. Its present cultivation in this country is limited, perhaps due to insufficiency of planting materials and the limited local knowledge about its culture.
Mushroom growing requires little space and time and farmers can make use of their rice straws following harvesting. Mushroom can be grown the whole year round provided a good storage of rice straw is prepared.
This brochure illustrates the fundamental techniques involved in the culture of banana or rice straw type of mushroom, Volvariolla volvacoa.
The vegetable and Legume Crops Section of the Bureau of Plant Industry is now producing mushroom spawn in abundance.
Materials and Methods
Dry rice straws and banana leaves are the most common types of bleeding materials. However, other materials like cotton wastes, jute sacks, corn stalks, water hyacinth, sugar baggasse and abaca waste materials may also be used for bedding materials.
Sufficient water supply and soaking tank or any similar container are used. Plastic sheet of gauge No.6, empty cement bags and sacks are used to cover the beds.
Procedures
A. Gather long, clean and well dried rice straws and banana leaves, preferably those that are still standing in the field. Avoid using old and contaminated bedding materials.
B. Bundle the bedding materials 6-8 inches in diameter. If rice straws are used, arrange butt ends together.
a) Cut the bundle materials 1.5 to 2 ft. long.
b) Soak the bundled materials in water for at least 3 hours but not more than 10 hours until enough moisture is absorbed by the materials.
c) Foundation as support for the bed.
d) Set the soaked-bundled materials, closely knit the together, evenly and compactly.
e) Water the bed well with the urea or ammonium sulfate at rate of 1-2 tbsp. per gallon of water. Add sugar at the rate of 33 grams per gallon of water to improve the yield of mushrooms.
f) Press the layer to level of surface. Stop watering when the water starts to drip off the bed.
g) Insert thumb-size prawns around the bed, four (4) inches from along the side and four (4) inches apart from each other. Never plant spawn at the middle of the bed.
h) Set the second layer of straw on the top of the first layer. Put the butt ends together in two opposite direction. Water and press down. Follow the same procedure until a six-layer bed is attained.
i) Cover the entire bed with plastic sheet gauges No. 6 or cement bags or sacks for seven days after which it is removed.
Harvesting
The growth of mushrooms on the bed come in flushes. With adequate maintenance and care, the first flush usually comes and flushes from 13 to 15 days following seeding. When a flush is on watering must be avoided. Watering is resumed when the flush is over. Harvesting is done in the following manner:
1. Harvest the whole mushroom including the stump. Don�t leave any stump in the bed as this would rot and in rotting the adjacent mushroom may be affected.
2. As much as possible care must be taken not to disturb the small buttons.
3. Mushrooms in the button stage of growth are more succulent, hence they are better preferred than the fully opened ones.
4. Harvested mushroom may be placed in trays or in kaings.
Care in the Mushroom Bed
1. When the bed is made, it may be well to cover it with plastic sheet, gunny sack or any suitable materials to protect it from the drying effect of the wind and to keep it humid.
2. After the removal of the plastic sheet don�t water the bed as the bed is still wet.
3. Watering should be done only in amounts, which would keep the surface moist and its environs humid.
4. Watering may be done using a sprinkler, passing same over the bed and along the sides. Avoid soaking the bed as this condition is equally harmful to the proper development of the mushrooms as insufficient watering.
5. When the mushroom buttons start to form, water must be stopped until the flush is over.
6. Resume watering when the flush is over to coax another flush to come.
Source:bpi.da.gov.ph
please send us any information about the market and other industry playeers of mushrooms here in the philippines. we planned to assist farmers in the municipality of jabonga, agusan del norte and we have a limited information about this.
hopefully you can assist…
respectfully yours,
glenda
Try to contact local university like University of Southern Mindanao, Mindanao State University etc.
or try to check the Bureau of Agricultural Statistic they could give you some data about mushroom production in the country
i need help on how to start the mushroom culture in backyard only… can you suggest a book or a website that will help me? thank you.
There are some ebooks that is available sa internet. If you are near sa CLSU (Central luzon state university, Neuva Ecija) you could try to inquire sa kanila. I do believe they conduct seminars about mushroom production
I am interested to learn Mushroom culture and production. I would like to have more information aside from rice straws and banana leaves use. Thank you.
Our family here in Pampanga is very interested in mushroom production with the abundance of rice straws and banana leaves here in our area, We would like to know where and how do we start. Please, give us advise on this! Thank you very much!
I am very interested in mushroom production. I have a small farm in Bulacan and we have a lots of banana plants and looking forward to grow and produce mushroom. Hence, I would like to know more the details on how to start this said production. Further, please give us more information where I can buy the sprawn (similya) in San Jose Del Monte Bulacan. Thank you and best regards…
IN terms of mushroom production you could inquire in CLSU for trainings. There meron din mga spawn.
Another place na makakabili ng spawn ng mushroom is in DOST taguig
i’m from batangas, is there any scheduled seminarto on mushroom culture here in our place?
Sorry po i have no knowledge if there is a group that offers mushroom seminar in your area.
.pls paki comment poh skin ung process ng paggawa ng volva at flurutus salamat poh
are you referring to a variety ng mushroom?
hi, im a student and i need to know where can i find mushrooms that can be spotted on the ground, grassy areas and near in trees. This is for my thesis research, please advise where i can locate these wild mushrooms and contact person. thank you..
if you just want to locate wild mushroom just go to any forested area, like lamesa dam area, Angat dam etc…
..can you us some impormation about the planting the sawdust spawn
sa’n po ba aq mkabili ng spawn gusto q po kc magculture ng mushroom at makano po ba ang price ng spawn?at sa’n po b pwede magtraining ng mushroom production..pls.send me some info to my email:jeromejdp@yahoo.com
I am interested to start a shiitake production business but I don’t know where to buy spawns. Is it available sa CLSU or Benguet State University? How much would it cost a bottle?
Can I have the specific name of the contact person?
please send info sa greglasigan@yahoo.com
hi!for mushroom inquiry tawag kayo sa 497-2755 me spawn sila jan at mga fruiting bag.thanks
Ask ko lang po kung may alam kayong mushroom farm dito sa bulacan.Interested po ang family namin na magtayo ng mushroom business. tnx.
hi, can you tell me what kind of mushrooms we can get health benefits? o kahit ano pong benepisyo like sa pagcure ng mga illnesses, etc. please specify their names.. thanks in advance.. i am conducting a feasibility study po kasi, eh gusto ko po sana yung bout sa mushrooms.. hope you can help, thanks.. 😀
you can send me email bout my questions, salamat po.. jheny_sanjoe@yahoo.com
ask ko lang kung may mabibili n bang mushroom for production n, yong alagaan lang at pwede n harvest, magkano kaya presyo? tnx
ito pala email ko kingrikki@yahoo.com, tnx ulit
I’m in Quezon City, may you pls give me some market for mushroom, contact nos if any, thank you
benedict,mayroong mushroom mini farm sa san miguel bulacan,contact mr. jourdan barcelona, cell no.0927 2399999, e mail – jourdanville@yahoo.com
saan po ba madaming ngpproduce ng mushroom here in the philippines? I’m planning to have an industry analysis on it.ang kelangan ko lng po ay kung sang lugar may bulk of mushroom producers. Specifically in Luzon.thank you po!
Thanks a lot for the info. I thought of helping some mothers learn about mushroom growing while they were waiting for their kids in preschool here in Bohol.
Hello! Interesado po ako sa mushroom production. Wala naman po akong makuhang schedule dito sa probinsya namin. Maaari po ba kayong magpaseminar dito sa bicol, particularly Daet, Camarines Norte? Marami po kasing rice straws after harvest season dito na pwedeng mapakinabangan pa para sa masarap na kabute. Bukod sa paborito ko po ito eh mapagkakakitaan pa kaya nga lang po gusto ko sanang magkaron ng hands on training seminar dito sa lugar namin.
Maaari po ba kayong magpaseminar dito sa bicol, particularly Daet, Camarines Norte? Marami po kasing rice straws after harvest season dito na pwedeng mapakinabangan pa para sa masarap na kabute. Bukod sa paborito ko po ito eh mapagkakakitaan pa kaya nga lang po gusto ko sanang magkaron ng hands on training seminar dito sa lugar namin.
Maaari po ba kayong magpaseminar dito sa bicol, particularly Daet, Camarines Norte? Marami po kasing rice straws after harvest season dito na pwedeng mapakinabangan pa para sa masarap na kabute.
Mushroom seminar in ” Bureau Of Plant Industry ”
Mushroom Culture and Production Technology
April 25 – 28
May 23 – 26
June 27 – 30
August 23 – 26
October 24 – 27
You may inquire at the Crop Research Division with telephone numbers (02) 521-5775 / 524-0734
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I am working my thesis now,,, Utilization of Waste Potato into mushroom,, and i need more information about it.. can you help me or share more information about it?
It would be a great help for me… thank you…
PDA- potato dextrose agar is used in cultivation of mushroom spawn.
im jeffrey from davao willing to teach you how to inoculate mushroom spawn that last for a life time.
just call me here or text…09098897005
im robert from dasma.. cavite, willing to teach the innovative on methodology of mushroom productions… just call or text 09206118418
Earthling Mushroom Garden (EMG) of Sta. Rosa, Laguna in partnership with NEGO-SKWELA, QC will be conducting a Training Seminar on Mushroom Production (using Tissue Culture of 4 Varieties: Oyster White Florida, Abalone White, Shitakei & Ganoderma Lucidum):
Date/Day: Nov. 20-21, 2010 (Sat. & Sun)
Venue: Nego-Skwela Training Office, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon, City
Contact Person: Anne V. Quitan, Mobile Phone, EMG Marketing
Coordinator, Mobile Phone No. 0928 7341 350,
Email Ad: annabelle_quitan@yahoo.com
EMG Services offered: Hands-on Training Seminars; Sale of Training Manual, Spawn, Substrate, Fruiting Bags (with & with out spawn inoculation), fresh sprouts of oyster, abalone & shitakei varieties, dried ganoderma lucidum (red mushroom) in 10 gram packs, mushroom patties & atsara; & consultancy on mushroom business (small to large scale) operations
Contact Person: Rodolfo T. Versoza, EMG Operations Manager, Mobile
Phone No. 09206118418
pwd po b humingi ng copy bout mushroom study po
pwd po b humingi ng copy bout mushroom study po
Earthling Mushroom Garden (EMG) of Sta. Rosa, Laguna conducts Hands-on Training Seminar on Mushroom Production (using Tissue Culture of 4 Varieties: Oyster White Florida, Abalone White, Shitakei & Ganoderma Lucidum) & Innovative Spawn Production (Faster/Shorter Period & Cheapest Method)
Time: 9 AM – 4PM
Venue: EMG Mushroom Growing House, Yellow Gate, Brgy. Tagapo, Sta. Rosa, Laguna (located in front of New Sinai MDI Hospital & beside Dictado Cockpit Arena near Robinson’s & SM Sta. Rosa Malls)
Book your confirmed attendance with Anne Valencia-Quitan, EMG Marketing Coordinator
Mobile Phone No. 0928 7341 350 & Email Ad: annabelle_quitan@yahoo.com
EMG Other Services offered:
Sale of Training Manual, Spawn, Substrate, Fruiting Bags (with & with out inoculated spawn), fresh sprouts of Pleurotus Florida (oyster & abalone) & shitakei varieties; dried Ganoderma Lucidum (red mushroom) in 10 gram packs; mushroom patties & atsara; & consultancy on mushroom business (small to large scale) operation
Contact Person: Rodolfo T. Versoza, EMG Operations Manager
Mobile Phone No. 09206118418 & Email Ad: dolfax@yahoo.com
Hello Ms. Athena Luces.
We do not have a Study on Mushrooms but we sell a Training Manual on How to Grow 4 Varieties of locally marketed Mushrooms using tissue culture Technology for PhP 150 per copy & also CONDUCTS HANDS-ON TRAINING SEMINARS & also teach an Innovative Method of producing Spawn which is very easy to follow & faster/shorter period of production procedure for a modest fee of PhP 2,800 per person per seminar package type. For details & additional information, you may contact me at mobile no. 0928 7341 350 (Anne V. Quitan, EMG Marketing Coordinator)
OR
Rodolfo T. Versoza, EMG Operations Manager/Resource Speaker
Mobile phone no. 0920 6118 418
Hello good day to you! nais ko lang ho mag tanong sa inyo kung bakit may tumutubo na ibang klaseng kabote sa plat na rice straw?yong mahabang kabote at sa dulo nya e maitim ano ho kaya yon?normal lang ba yon na tumubo sa rice straw?malinis naman ang rice straw namin.
pwede nyo po ba masagot ang tanong namin?
Ano ang dapat namin gawin?
although i am not an expert in mushroom cultivation i do believe hindi po nasterilize ng mabuti ang rice straw nyo kaya may mga natirang wild spores ng mushroom dito. at ito yung tumubo.
Earthling Mushroom Garden (EMG) of Sta. Rosa, Laguna conducts Hands-on Training Seminar on:
1) Mushroom Production (using Tissue Culture of 4 Varieties: Oyster White Florida, Abalone White, Shitakei & Ganoderma Lucidum)- Php 2,800.00 per person
Date/Day/Time: Dec. 27, 2010, Monday @ 9 AM – 4:30 PM
Venue: EMG Mushroom Growing House, Yellow Gate, Brgy. Tagapo, Sta. Rosa, Laguna (located in front of New Sinai MDI Hospital & beside Dictado Cockpit Arena near Robinson’s & SM Sta. Rosa Malls); &
2) Innovative Spawn Production, Faster/Shorter Period & Cheapest Method (schedule of seminar is by request) – PhP 5,000.00 per person
Book your confirmed attendance with Anne Valencia-Quitan, EMG Marketing Coordinator, Mobile Phone No. 0928 7341 350 &
Email Ad: annabelle_quitan@yahoo.com
EMG Other Services offered:
Sale of Training Manual, Spawn, Substrate, Fruiting Bags (with & with out inoculated spawn), fresh sprouts of Pleurotus Florida (oyster & abalone) & shitakei varieties; dried Ganoderma Lucidum (red mushroom) in 10 gram packs; mushroom patties & atsara; & consultancy on mushroom business (small to large scale) operation
Contact Person: Rodolfo T. Versoza, EMG Operations Manager
Mobile Phone No. 0920 6118 418 & Email Ad: dolfax@yahoo.com
hi rene!
we will be having a mushroom production seminar by this month in malvar batangas,the date will depend the availability posible particepants..for more info. just connect thru my mobile no.09206118418,09287341350
hi rene!
we will be having a mushroom production seminar by this month in malvar batangas,the date will depend the availability of posible participants..for more info. just connect thru my mobile no.09206118418,09287341350
Hi,
I am very interested to start a mushroom production. Do you do one on one training? If yes how much?
Thank you and hope to receive feedback from you.
Mila
100% ORGANICALLY GROWN
MAGALANG MUSHROOM FARMVILLE
SCIENTIFIC NAME : PLEUROTUS MUSHROOM
COMMON NAME: OYSTER MUSHROOM*
WHY EAT MUSHROOM?
*Can prevent Cancer *No bad cholesterol *Rich in protein
*Anti- constipation *Strengthen Immune System
*Anti- inflammatory agent
Nutrition Facts (* Per 100 grams) of Oyster Mushroom
Ash, g. 1.03 Niacin, mg 7.72
Calcium, mg . 3.4 Phosphorus 71.72
Fat, g. 1.7 Protein, g. 2.994
Fiber, g. 1.1 Riboflavin, mg. 0.22
Food Energy, Calorie 36.7 Thiamine, mg. 0.2
Iron, mg. 3.4 Total Carbohydrates 56
Moisture, % 36.7
Source: * FNRI Handbook 3rd Edition, 1964
*PLEUROTENE – ANTI cancer oxidant
*ERGOTHIONEINE – Provides cellular protection within the human body.
Produced by: Magalang Mushroom Farmville
42 Rice Village, Barangay Ayala, Magalang, Pampanga 2011
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We sell quality mushroom tissue culture- P250.00, master spawn-P150.00, planting spawn-P50.00 and fruiting bags with two mouth-P15.00 6×12” size, P20.00 7×14”, and one mouth P12.00 6×10” size. We offer contract growing scheme non cash out investment.
“Welcome Mushroom Enthusiast”
Magalang Mushroom Farmville
42 Rice Village, Barangay Ayala, Magalang, Pampanga 2011
magalangmushroomfarmville@yahoo.com
0915-603-3729
We sell quality mushroom tissue culture- P250.00, master spawn-P150.00, planting spawn-P50.00 and fruiting bags with two mouth-P15.00 6×12” size, P20.00 7×14”, and one mouth P12.00 6×10” size. We offer contract growing scheme non cash out investment.
“Welcome Mushroom Enthusiast”
SIX VECTORS OF CONTAMINATION IN MUSHROOM FRUITING BAGS
1. Air within the Laboratory where they conduct Tissue culture.
2. Labwares/utensils used
3. Performer
4. Inoculum
5. Substrate / culture media
6. Mobile
Contamination
Unit
PERFECT SPAWN = PURITY
CONTAMINANTS COLOR REFERENCE GUIDE
Light green – Aspergellus (black)
Dark green – Tricoderma
Yellow / orange – Monilla
Pink – Neurospora
Brown – sleighmolds
Hi! My friends and I are conducting a research regarding mushroom cultivation and I’m glad to find this blog. Is there a Mushroom Exporters Association in the Philippines that will help growers sell their harvest?
Thanks for your reply.