Engineering interventions and their effects on oyster mushroom cultivation- A systematic review

Huidrom Dayananda Singh; Thaneswer Patel; Anubhab Pal; Govinda Pal

Huidrom Dayananda Singh Department of Agricultural Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli – 791 109, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Thaneswer Patel North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli – 791 109, Arunachal Pradesh
Anubhab Pal Department of Agricultural Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli – 791 109, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Govinda Pal Department of Agricultural Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli – 791 109, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Keywords: Oyster Mushroom, productivity, internet of things (IoT), Sensor, Machine learning.

Abstract

Oyster mushrooms are rich in protein, minerals, and fibre with no cholesterol content. It also
has medicinal properties. The consumption of oyster mushrooms is increasing, and their
production is far below its demand. Oyster mushrooms’ yield and nutrient content depend on
the substrate, environmental conditions, quality of spawn, stage of mushroom at the time of
harvest, etc. Different engineering methods are used in various operations during oyster
mushrooms cultivation. This review paper aims to identify engineering systems or techniques
used in oyster mushroom cultivation to improve the quality and yield of mushrooms and
reduce drudgery, time, and human resource requirement. The available literature is
extensively analysed to determine the different engineering inputs and their effects on oyster
mushroom cultivation. Adopting the internet of things (IoT), automatic temperature and
humidity control systems, machine learning, LED lights, etc., reduced the drudgery and
human resources requirements. Also, the oyster mushroom’s quality and yield are improved
compared to the conventional cultivation practice. The present paper provides scope for
developing new machines/equipment for a particular operation in oyster mushroom
cultivation.