As successful field trials of this variety have been completed, Jammu and Kashmir's Agriculture Department will introduce a high resistance and better shelf-life NPS-5 variety of mushrooms for commercial farming in September this year.
K.K. Sharma, Director of the Department of Agriculture: “Our second strain is NPS-5 (a variety of mushrooms). We are making its master culture. The seeds will be distributed to farmers by September this year (for commercial farming in Jammu and Kashmir).”
He said that the trials were successful. "It is not affected by low water, high water situations and high concentration of carbon dioxide. It possesses non-browning characteristics. It has a better shelf life".
The department is working on several fronts for ensuring the growth of the mushroom sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
Source: theweek.in