Two days training programme on Prospects of mushroom cultivation in Jammu was held at Mushroom Unit, SKUAST-J under the aegis of State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) and in collaboration with Division of Plant Pathology. The training programme which was held for the officers of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare was inaugurated by Dr. S.K. Gupta, Director Extension and Director, SAMETI. He stressed upon the officers of line department to make farmers aware of the benefits of mushroom cultivation. The trainees were given hands on training on various aspects of cultivation and care of various cultivated mushrooms. During the training programme special lectures and practical sessions were held on substrate preparation and care of crop in the cropping room. The participants were also exposed to the spawn production process and scope of spawn production as an enterprise. Interactive sessions were held between the experts and participants to clarify their doubts regarding the problems that are faced by the mushroom growers. The training programme was coordinated by Dr. Sachin Gupta, Associate Professor and Course Coordinator under the guidance and convenorship of Prof. Amrish Vaid, Head, Division of Plant Pathology. The participants of the training programme expressed great satisfaction and hoped for increase in the mushroom cultivation during coming years in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
