Objective:
- Development of technology for the production of mineral rich mushrooms
- Conservation and introduction of new indigenous and exotic edible and medicinal mushrooms
- To develop methodologies/ recepies for mushroom fortified daily diet products/health supplements
- To mechanize specialty mushroom cultivation system
- Germplasm maintenance
- Quality seed production
- Training
PI:
Dr. Meera Pandey, Principal Scientist, Mushroom Lab., IIHR
CO PI:
- Dr. G. Senthil Kumaran, Senior scientist, Section of Agric. Engineering, IIHR
- Dr. G. C. Satisha, Senior Scientist, Div. of soil science and Agric. Chemistry, IIHR
- Dr. K.S. Shivshankar, Principal scientist, Div. of Physiology and Biochemistry, IIHR
- Dr. K. Ranjitha, Scientist, Div. of PHT, IIHR
- Dr. Shamina Azeez, Senior Scientist, Div. of PHT, IIHR
- Dr. R.B. Tewari, Principal Scientist, Div. of PHT, IIHR
- Dr. Nita Khandekar, Principal Scientist, Div. of Extension and Training, IIHR
- Dr. N.K.S. Gowda, Principal Scientist, NIANP, Bangalore
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