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    ‘MUSHROOM CULTIVATION’

    POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY IN MUSHROOM’

    Presented to – miss Anjana nautiyal


    Presented by – Anjuma shaikh
    Bsc agri 5th sem
    Roll no. 05
    MUSHROOM
     Mushroom are fungi.
     They contain 85 to 90%water, so they are
    perishable.
     Self life of mushroom is less (1 TO 2 DAYS).
     Picking of mushroom is similar picking a apple
    from tree.
    Why we should preserve the mushroom??
    They grow in flushes.
    Every 8-10 days they are harvested in abundance.
    Day when there is good production the demand may be low and vice
    – versa.
    To prevent such a glut in the market ,it is necessary to preserve them.
    Mushroom require a great deal of attention during storage,marketing
    and processing at the post harvest stage.
    Post harvest tech. inculdes :-
     Harvesting
     Cleaning
     Grading
     Cooling
     Packing
     Transportation
     Marketing
     Harvesting :-
    Mostly manual
    harvesting is done.
    Picking of mushroom
    is similar picking a
    apple from tree.
     Cleaning :
    Removing of unwanted straw. due to
    cleaning mushroom quality improves.
    Cleaning….
     Grading :
    Grading of mushroom is important for
    marketing . For example button mushroom
    are graded into grade A, B and C .
    Grading is done according to size, colour
    and shape.
     Pre – cooling:-
    Pre- cooling where the produce
    keep in a plastic bag. And stored in
    colling unit.
     packing
    packing is essential to protect the
    mushroom during marketing.
    It is gennrally packed in polythene
    bags.
    • Packing
    • Packing machine for mushroom
     Marketing
    Mushrooms are marketed as fresh, dried
    and preserved.
    In india major markets are in
    pune,Mumbai,delhi, and chandigard.
    (Fresh mushroom) ( dried mushroom)
     Preservation of mushroom
    • Canning :- is process of preserving
    mushroom pieces in brine, butter,oil.vinegar etc. it
    involves six basic operations like cleaning, blanching,
    can filling ,sterilization , cooling and labelling.
    Canned mushrooms form major share of world trade
     Drying
    Drying is the age old practice of preserving
    mushrooms at ambient temperatures. With the
    advancement of technology ,different kind of
    dehydration process have been developed e.g
    sun drying ,mechanical drying, air drying micro
    wave oven .among these the micro wave oven
    drying is the best method.
    • Sun drying
    • Oven drying
     pickleing
    In this process mushroom are fried
    with spices and allowed to cool and
    filled in bottles.
    • Pickleing
    THANK YOU

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