Short Method of Composting in Button Mushroom Cultivation. The process in which the mixture of straw converts into a selective medium which is suitable by using composting takes place in two different stages. Stage 1 will take place after the pre-wetting is done and the mixing of raw material with the straw is done. A. Button mushroom. 1630: Cultivation of white button mushroom started first in France in the open on ridges made out of horse dung manure. 1707: Tournefort at Royal Academy of Science, France, mentioned about compost preparation and mushroom cultivation. 1731: French method of cultivation was introduced into England by Miller. Training on Cultivation of Tropical Mushrooms Training on Cultivation of Tropical Mushrooms 12. It is a good enterprise for farm women. About 80% of the work force engaged in mushroom cultivation worldwide constitute of ladies. 13. Farm wastes are recycled to produce additional food in the form of mushrooms. In the process environmental white button mushroom share is 73% followed by oyster mushroom (16%), paddy straw mushroom (7%) and milky mushroom (3%) (Sharma et al., 2017). The white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) is very popular throughout the world and is the most important mushroom of commercial significance in India (Maheswari 2013). Button mushroom cultivation The first step for growing mushrooms is composting which is done in the open. Compost yard for button mushroom cultivation is prepared on clean, raised platforms made of concrete. They must be raised so that the run-off water does not get accumulated at the heap. Bottom Mushroom Cultivation Training By SMR Mushroom Hub an unite of Global AgromarineButton Mushroom Grown (Cultivation Full Steps) The complete step by ste White button mushroom requires 20-280 C for vegetative growth (spawn run) and 12-180 C for reproductive growth. Besides that it requires relative humidity of 80-90% and enough ventilation during cropping. Seasonally, it is grown during the winter months in the north-west plains of India and for 8-10 months in a year on the hills. These mushrooms are rather easy to grow on a small scale. Cultivation of the common white button mushroom and of the rice straw mushroom is very different and will therefore be dealt with in another Agrodok. Much of the information presented here is from my book "Mushroom cultivation and appropriate technologies for commercial mushroom growers". The cultivation of button mushroom "Agaricus bisporus" species is chosen because, Regarding production, it comes a first place in the world. In India, the favorable season for mushroom cultivation is October to march. The cultivation Procedure has five main steps. Mushroom Spawn. preparing of compost. MUSHROOM CULTIVATION 1. MODULE 10 Mushroom cultivation and Farming BY, PILLAI ASWATHY VISWANATH 2. Mushrooms A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that have a stem, a cap , and gills on the underside of the cap. These gills produce microscopic White button mushroom requires 20-280 C for vegetative growth (spawn run) and 12-180 C for reproductive growth. Besides that it requires relative humidity of 80-90% and enough ventilation during cropping. Seasonally, it is grown during the winter months in the north-west plains of India