MUSHROOM CULTIVATION PRACTICAL

we the members of kuliah five with doctor Jamal were visited the mushroom unit at Agriculture University Park,as it was a part of our practical class.At 2.30 pm ,we were given a briefing from……………………about the importance of mushrooms.

1.Mushroom is a source of food for mankind because it have a lot of nutririon consist of fibre and protein

2.Mushrooms also valuable in medicinal,and can increase the income for people that work in mushroom agriculture or the seller.

3.Besides, mushrooms is not a vegetable but it was classified as fruit.

4.It also rich in potassium that is good for formation of bonds and teeth,calcium which is responsible for the blood flow in body,selenium is goodfor circulation of blood to the heart.

5.Mushroom also is an anti oxidant for our body,it help in cure and prevent  cancer and maintain youthful.

After the briefing session,we were separated into three groups to learn by doing all the steps that involved in making mushrooms.The first group prepared  the mushroom medium,the second group responsible in pouring the medium into the beg using specialised machine that ease the work.The last group put the caps on the medium begs.

After that all the beg that filled by medium must be heated in warm temperature to make sure that all microorganism or impurity in the medium were removed and killed so that it could not effect the growing of mushrooms in the medium.They were heated about 24 hour.

 We didn’t have the opportunity to follow all the steps for making mushrooms cultivation because it takes lot of time.Then we were taken into the room that is filled with mushroom that are stacked properly.It were a good experience for use to learn about mushrooms cultivation.