Research
Title : | Exploring Nutraceutical Potential of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) and maitake (Grifola frondosa) Mushrooms and Promotion of its Production for Entrepreneurial and Socioeconomic Livelihood in North East India |
Area of Research : | Agricultural Sciences |
Focus Area : | Nutraceuticals, Rural Livelihood |
Principal Investigator : | "Dr. Veda Krishnan, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi; Dr. Akoijam Ratankumar Singh, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, Imphal, Manipur; Dr. Debasish Borbora, Gauhati University, Gopinath Bordoloi, Guwahati, Assam; Dr. Rajeev Sarmah, Assam Down Town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahai, Assam " |
Contact info : | vedabiochem@gmail.com; akoiojam.singh@icar.gov.in; debasish.borbora@gauhati.ac.in; akendrarajeev@gmail.com; subhrasaikat@gmail.com; arati.ning@gmail.com; singhraghuver@gmail.com; imtiyaj@gauhati.ac.in; minakshibhattacharjee2007@gmail.com; ad_bio@yahoo.com |
Timeline Start Year : | 2021 |
Timeline End Year : | 2025 |
Total Budget (INR): | 1,74,.2,341 |
Details
Executive Summary : | Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is a high value culinary medicinal mushroom, a specialty mushroom of NER India. Maitake (Grifola frondosa) is one of the finest meaty-tasting mushrooms known. Present proposal aims to deploy the agripreneural potential of shiitake and maitake mushroom by developing mushroom agripreneurs and labelling of indigenous shiitake germplasm for targeted marketing of fresh and value-added products. In order to exploit the bioresource diversity of shiitake germplasm of NER and suitable short duration cultivation technologies developed by ICAR Manipur Centre and favourable climatic conditions of Manipur, present proposal target to develop shiitake mushroom based agripreneurs (tribal farmers, rural youth and weaker sections of society like SC and ST farmers). Our aim is to standardize the low cost production technology of Maitake mushrooms of North East India and transfer the technologies to the farming community so that it provides gainful employment to rural youth. |
Equipments : | NA |
Achievements : | Thirteen shiitake strains were evaluated for proximate composition, mineral content, and bioactive constituents including total phenols and flavonoids using standard analytical protocols. The study revealed considerable variation among strains in terms of protein, carbohydrate, mineral elements, and antioxidant-related compounds. Multivariate analysis through Principal Component Analysis effectively differentiated the strains based on nutritional richness and bioactive potential, enabling the identification of strains with superior nutraceutical attributes suitable for targeted utilization and future improvement programmes. In addition to laboratory investigations, the project placed strong emphasison entrepreneurship development and skill enhancement. Multiple sensitization and hands-on t |
Outcome/Output: | 3 |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi Funding Agency :Department of Science and Technology (DBT) | Source: E-promis and Information received by Investigator | |