Week 1 - Theoretical
Mushroom life cycle Laboratuvary work
Week 1 - Practice
Assignment of term projects
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction of mycellium production laboratuary and using equipment Laboratuary work
Week 2 - Practice
Introduction to the mushroom production room; inspection of the shelves, humidification units, and ventilation systems.
Week 3 - Theoretical
spor collection methodsdisinfection of mature mushrooms and spor collection preparation
Week 3 - Practice
Examination of the morphological characteristics of fungal species and identification of the specimens.
Week 4 - Theoretical
mycell production tecniques by sporemyceel production from collected spores
Week 4 - Practice
Preparation, sterilization, and pouring of culture media (PDA, MEA, etc.) into Petri dishes.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Mycell production by tissue culturemycell production studies by sowing of mushroom tissues
Week 5 - Practice
Transfer of pure cultures to Petri dishes and monitoring of mycelial growth.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Using media in mycell production. Different materials desciptions in medium preparation
Week 6 - Practice
Transfer of pure cultures to Petri dishes and monitoring of mycelial growth.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Preparation of agar medium, mycelium inoculation (Midterm exam)
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Evaluation of mycelial growth and identification of contaminants (bacteria, molds, etc.).
Week 8 - Theoretical
Agar media preparation, mycell sowingDifferent media preparation and mycell sawing
Week 8 - Practice
Preparation of grain (wheat, rye, millet, etc.) substrates and conditioning them for mycelium production.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Contamination sources The observation of contaminated petri dishes
Week 9 - Practice
Regulation of incubation conditions and monitoring of development during mycelial growth.
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Seedling mycell production techniques Desciptions of using materials in seedling mycell production QUIZ
Week 11 - Theoretical
Sedddling mycell production techniques (Spawn)Seedling preparation by wheat
Week 11 - Practice
Recording mycelium development and conducting quality assessment.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Seedling mycell preparation by various cereals Various materials ( rye, millet, sand, sawdust) spawn preparation and inoculation
Week 12 - Practice
Demonstration of the transfer of the prepared mycelium to the production medium (compost or cultivation substrate).
Week 13 - Theoretical
mycell production in liqiud culturethe preparation of liquid media and mycell sowing
Week 13 - Practice
Demonstration of the transfer of the prepared mycelium to the production medium (compost or cultivation substrate).
Week 14 - Theoretical
The storage of seedling mycellsDiscussions about spawn storage methods and storage times (PRACTICAL EXAM)
Week 14 - Practice
Investigation of contamination and quality issues encountered in mycelium production and implementation of solution methods.(PRACTICAL EXAM)
