The Department of Biochemistry & Industrial Microbiology in association with Science club
organized a workshop on Mushroom Cultivation in collaboration with Central Plantation
Crops Research Institute, IACR, Kayamkulam. Panchyath ward member Sr.Renjith
inaugurated the programme. Dr.Lekha, Subject matter Specialist, Plant pathology, CPCRI
handled the session. She gave a lecture on the importance of mushrooms, nutritional
properties of mushroom and cultivation of mushrooms. She also demonstrated the
techniques of mushroom cultivation. Student got hands on training Kudumbasree Unit
workers and public were also participated in the workshop. The Department had started a
mushroom cultivation unit.