Two days training programme on Quality Spawn Production for Mushroom Cultivation was held at Mushroom Unit, SKUAST-J under the aegis of State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) in collaboration with Division of Plant Pathology. The training programme was held for the officers of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The trainees were given hands on training on various aspects of quality spawn production of mushrooms. During the training programme special lectures and practical sessions were held on substrate preparation, inoculation techniques and culture maintenance for spawn production. The participants were exposed to the technical problems that one is likely to face while preparing spawn for mushroom cultivation. Interactive sessions were held between the experts and participants to introduce them to importance of spawn in mushroom cultivation. The training programme was coordinated by Dr. Sachin Gupta, Professor and Course Coordinator under the guidance and convenorship of Prof. S.K. Gupta, Director SAMETI and Extension Education, SKUAST-J and Prof. Amrish Vaid, Head, Division of Plant Pathology. The participants of the training programme expressed great satisfaction and assured implementation of this knowledge in their profession.
