First reported successfully domestication of Hubsi mushroom (Schizophyllum commune) in Arunachal Pradesh
Basar, 10 Dec, 2015:
The ICAR Arunachal Pradesh Centre, Basar has been able to successfully domestication the Hubsi mushroom (Schizophyllum commune Fr) in the artificial climatic conditions of Basar recently.
Schizophyllum commune or commonly known as split gill mushroom and locally known as Hubsi has a wide market for direct consumption and is also known to contain important bioactive compounds that are important to the pharmacological industries.
The Hubsi mushroom is highly coveted food item used by mycophilic societies of North-east India. The conservation and domestication of wild edible mushrooms play a vital role in enrichment of the socio-economic life of the tribal people.
The fruiting bodies of the fungus, Schizophyllum commune were collected from different locations of Basar. Pure culture (fig.1b) of Schizophyllum commune was prepared through tissue culture technique, subsequently subcultured and multiplied for further use to conduct this research work. Grain spawn was prepared taking paddy grains as basal substrate. The fruiting bodies of mushroom (fig.1a) were harvested at maturity. Production data were evaluated based on biological efficiency (BE). The biological efficacy was 12-13%. An experiment on yield trials were conducted in the artificial climatic conditions of Basar; temperature and relative humidity of cropping room ranged between 22 to 26ºC and 70 to 85 %, respectively. This study was carried-out by scientist (Plant Pathology), Raghuveer Singh.
Fig.1: View of a) flushed Hubsi mushroom’s fruiting body and b) pure culture.