Information Package / Course Catalogue
Organic Mushroom Cultivation
Course Code: ORT222
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

This course is aimed at students; It is to ensure that our country contributes to the development of mushroom farming, which has important agricultural production potential. To provide the students with the necessary information about the cultural processes in the composting and mushroom growing stages, the climate, the problems that can be encountered and their solutions, so that they can manage to operate an organic mushroom.

Course Content

The place of mushroom in the living world, economic importance, nutritional value, mushroom production systems, composting techniques and materials used, production stages, climate control and cultural operations, disease and pest control, harvesting, storage.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
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5.Recognizes the fungal diseases of culture
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
History of fungi production, economic importance, nutritional value
Week 2 - Theoretical
The place, life cycle and morphological characteristics of Agaricus bisporus and some renewable fungi species in the living world
Week 3 - Theoretical
Mushroom production systems, organic farming opportunities, organic farming regulations
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cushion types used in mushroom production
Week 5 - Theoretical
Composting in mushroom growing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Compost mix calculations
Week 7 - Theoretical
Compost preparation methods, substrate preparation methods
Week 8 - Theoretical
Compost preparation methods, substrate preparation methods (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pasteurization and maturation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Preparation of production chambers and micelle planting
Week 11 - Theoretical
Mical preliminary period and cover
Week 12 - Theoretical
Cultural actions applied from cover to first fruktification
Week 13 - Theoretical
Cultural practices applied during harvest and harvest period
Week 14 - Theoretical
Fight against diseases and harmful
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1213
Quiz1213
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
PÇ-17
PÇ-18
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026