Question

Select the correct order of different stages of mushroom cultivation.

• A. Composting $\to$ Pinning $\to$ Casing $\to$ Harvesting $\to$ Spawning $\to$ Preservation
• B. Composting $\to$ Casing $\to$ Pinning $\to$ Harvesting $\to$ Spawning $\to$ Preservation
• C. Composting $\to$ Spawning $\to$ Casing $\to$ Pinning $\to$ Harvesting $\to$ Preservation
• D. Composting $\to$ Casing $\to$ Pinning $\to$ Harvesting $\to$ Spawning $\to$ Preservation

Answer 1

The correct option is C Composting $\to$ Spawning $\to$ Casing $\to$ Pinning $\to$ Harvesting $\to$ Preservation

In the first step, the compost is prepared by mixing paddy straw with organic materials like cow dung and also inorganic fertilizers. Spawn is the seed of mushroom. It is prepared by growing fungal mycelium in grains under sterile conditions. Spawn is sown on compost. Casing compost is covered with a thin layer of soil. It gives support to the growing mushroom, provides humidity and helps regulate the temperature. Mycelium starts to form little bud, which will develop into mushroom. Those little white buds are called pins. In the third week the first flush mushroom can be harvested. The last stage is preservation.