About 5 to 6 crops can be taken in a year as the total cropping period is 60 days. Oyster mushrooms can grow at moderate temperature ranging from 20 to 300 C and humidity 55-70% for a period of 6 to 8 months in a year. It can also be cultivated in summer months by providing the extra humidity required for […]
The major states in India producing this mushroom are Orissa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and most of the North Eastern hill states. Among all the cultivated mushrooms Pleurotus has a maximum number of commercially cultivated species suitable for round-the-year cultivation.
Oyster mushrooms can grow at moderate temperature ranging from 20 to 300 C and humidity 55-70% for a period of 6 to 8 months in a year. It can also be cultivated in summer months by providing the extra humidity required for its growth. In hilly areas above 900m.