भारत सरकार द्वारा किसान भाईयों के लिए एक राष्ट्रीय हेल्पलाइन नंबर जारी किया गया है जिस पर बिना खर्चे के देश के किसी भी कोने से किसान भाई फसल व कृषि से सम्बंधित कोई भी जानकारी प्राप्त कर सकते है यह हेल्पलाइन नंबर 1800 180 1551 है .

CROP ADVISORY NOVEMBER 2025

• Get compost samples analysed for moisture, pH and presence of ammonia, if any, before spawning.
• Maintain proper temperature, humidity and CO2  level inside the growing rooms of button mushroom.
• Provide proper ventilation in the cropping rooms during fruiting initiation and cropping stages.
• Maintain proper hygienic conditions in and around mushroom growing rooms.
• If additional space is available one crop of oyster mushroom can be taken.

CROP ADVISORY OCTOBER 2025

• Check the compost quality parameters viz. pH, moisture and ammonia, if within permissible limits then spawn the compost.
• Maintain the requisite temperature (22-25°C) and RH (80-85%) in the cropping rooms for spawn run of button mushroom.
• Keep the doors and windows closed to enhance CO2 level (5000 to 10,000 ppm).
• Case the beds with pasteurized casing soil and maintain requisite temperature (22-25°C) and RH (80-85%) for next 7-8 days.
• If rooms are available one crop of oyster mushroom can also be taken.

CROP ADVISORY March 2025

• If button mushroom crop is still being produced in seasonal farms, maintain air temperature upto 18°C with 85-90% relative humidity.
• Thoroughly treat the spent mushroom compost of button mushroom with 2% formaldehyde, close all the doors/vents, etc. for 2-3 days and dispose-off far away from the cropping room if the crop was infected with wet bubble/ yellow mould or other competitors.
• Clean the floor of the cropping rooms and the racks with soap water before using for the next crop.
• Make preparations for taking oyster mushroom crop following standard procedure – bags to be kept for spawn run at 25±2ºC.
• Open the bags after 15-20 days of spawn run.  Maintain a temperature range of 22-28°C with 85-90% RH for fruiting.  It will depend upon the species to be grown.

CROP ADVISORY February 2025

• Temperature may rise beyond 18°C after mid of February hence try to maintain it below 18°C by frequent spraying of water on floor and side walls of growing rooms during fruiting of button mushroom.
• Maintain less than 1000 ppm CO2 level inside the cropping rooms of button mushroom during fruiting.
• Maintain proper hygienic conditions in and around growing rooms/mushroom house.
• Collect wet bubble infected mushrooms, if any, dip in 2% formalin solution and dispose them in a covered pit away from the mushroom house. Cover the infected areas with common salt.
• Spray Decis @ 0.02% or Dicofol @ 0.01% on walls of cropping room if flies or mites infection is there in the cropping rooms.
• Use physical means like yellow light trap/fly catcher if flies are visible.
• Book oyster mushroom spawn.
• Dispose off the used compost bags as soon as the crop is over after spraying with 2% formalin if infection of wet bubble/yellow mould is there.

CROP ADVISORY January 2025

• Maintain 16-18°C temperature during fruiting in button mushroom growing beds/bags.
• Give proper ventilation in the cropping rooms to maintain 800-1200 ppm of CO2 during fruiting/pinhead formation and maintain relative humidity of 80-85% in growing rooms for harvesting quality button mushrooms.
• Ensure proper hygienic conditions in and around growing rooms and spray chlorothalonil @ 0.1% if some mould infection is there.
• Spray Decis @ 0.02% on walls if flies are visible.
• If wet bubble infected mushrooms are visible, collect them at an early stage, dip in 2% formalin solution and dispose off them in a covered pit away from the mushroom house and cover the infected area with common salt.