5. 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.
6. Mushrooms
Mushrooms 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.
7.
8.
9. White Oyster Mushroom (Ple uro tus
O stre atus)
Most common and
available mushroom in
the Philippines and easy
to cultivate. Oyster
mushrooms are usually
processed into a variety
of delicious food.
10. White Oyster Mushroom (Ple uro tus
O stre atus)
• ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS
Oyster mushrooms contain ergothioneine,
a unique antioxidant exclusively
produced by fungi that fight cancer
tumors
• ANTI-BACTERIAL EFFECTS
• NUTRITIONAL VALUE
Oyster 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.
14. 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
15. Steps in PDA Preparation
Prepare materials
Wash potatoes, peel and cut
into cubes
16. Boil for 10 minutes Filter or separate potatoes
Add clean water Pour into a boiling pot
17. Prepare glucose and agar bar/powder Add agar powder/bar
Boil until it is cooked Add in glucose/dextrose powder
18. Stir well for 10 minutes Add clean water
Pour to 1/4 of a bottle Plug with cotton balls
19. Bind with rubber bands Put bottles in pressure cooker
Steam under the pressure at
18 PSI for 30 min
Remove from pressure cooker.
Lean the bottles and store.
18 PSI18 PSI
25. Soak sorghum seeds in water for 12 hours Boil the seeds for 15 min
Spread out until half dry Pour into bottles
26. Plug with cotton balls, wrap with paper and bind with rubber bands
Place bottles in the pressure
cooker
Steam under pressure
of 18 PSI for 1 hour
18 PSI18 PSI
27. Remove from pressure cooker to cool down Prepare equipment
Clean the needle Unplug the PDA media of Mycelium
28. 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 date
and type of mushroom
29. Once it’s fully colonized, it is ready for grain multiplication and inoculation
31. Spread out sawdust and mix with supplements like lime, sugar, and rice bran
Pour water and mix well Dampness test by hand
32. Use 6x12 PP plastic Fill with sawdust
Weigh
Compress until firm
33. Insert PVC around the neck Plug with cotton balls
Cover with paper and rubber band Arrange bags inside the drum
34. Inoculation or Planting grain
spawn
Materials
Sterilized Substrate or Fruiting
Bag
Planting Grain Spawn
Transfer Needle
Alcohol Lamp
Cotton
Rubber Band
Pour water into the drum
(7 inches high) and steam for 4
hours
35. Clean picking tool and hands Put opening of bottle and pick
over the flame
Pour 15-20 grain spawn seedsUse needle and shake to
spread spawn seeds
36. Put cotton stopper back on Incubate bags for 4 to 5 weeks
2 weeks incubation 4 to 5 weeks incubation ready to fruit
37.
38. Lying on its side, stack the bags vertically in the growing room
39. Screen Door Area
Wooden Door
3 feet
Walking
space
2 feet walking space
3 feet
Walking
space
1 foot wide gravel
5 Meters (16.4 feet)
8.5 Meters
(25 feet)
56. 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.
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57. Crispy OysterMushrooms
Ingredients:
• Oyster Mushroom
• Flour
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil
Procedure:
1. Wash the oyster mushroom, remove water, set aside
2. Add flour (season with salt & pepper. You may also try
breading mix like “Crispy Fry”)
3. Heat up the oil on wok
4. 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)