What are the recommended varieties of mushrooms for cultivation in Punj ab and give their technical names?
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Button Mushroom (Agaricus spp.) is the most popular mushroom variety grown and consumed the world over. In India, its production earlier was limited to the winter season, but with technology development, these are produced almost throughout the year in small, medium and large farms, adopting different levels of technology. The species being grown in most farms is the white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) belonging to Class Basidiomycetes and Family Agaricaceae.
The three recommended varieties of mushrooms that can be grown in Punjab are as follows:
1. Button Mushrooms: These are the most common type of mushrooms are grown all over the worlds. They are white in color and require damp moist conditions and a temperature ranging between 10 and 15.5 degree Celsius to grow. Their technical name is Agaricus bisporus
2. Oyster Mushrooms: The technical name for these mushrooms is Pleurotus ostreatus. Aother variety of edible mushrooms.
3. Paddy Straw Mushrooms: These mushrooms are also known as Volvariella Volvacea.