developed a rare variety of Mushroom which, as claimed, will be useful
in inhibiting growth of various types of cancers. This variety is also
called as monkey head mushroom. DMR scientists succeeded in artificially
cultivating this mushroom on autoclaved wheat straw using indigenous
tissue. Wheat straw is an agricultural residue which is more or less a
waste as only about 2% of it is used as a roughage in ration for farm
animals. Its annual production in India is 60 crore tonnes and is
therefore not a limiting factor for the cultivation of mushroom. Normal
varieties of mushroom being propagated by DMR are used as nutritious
vegetable with high content of protein, Vitamin B 12, Vitamin D, folic
acid as well as amino acids lysine and tryptophan. Production of
mushroom in India has increased 10 times in last 2 decades, and today,
it stands close to 1 lakh tonnes per annum.
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