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115361

AN INTRODUCTION TO MYCOLOGY AND MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

Level: Level One

In successfully completing this unit, the learner will have	Evidence needed
shown knowledge of 1. what mushrooms are	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2. the life cycle of a mushroom	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
3. at least five parts of a mushroom	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
4. what mycelium is	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to 5. make a spore print	Student completed work
6. grow mycelium on agar	Summary sheet and/or photograph(s)
7. prepare and make mushroom grain spawn	Student completed work and/or photograph(s)
8. transfer the mycelium from the agar to the grain spawn	Summary sheet
9. make mushroom substrates from grain and wood	Student completed work and/or photograph(s)
10. inoculate the grain and wood mushroom substrates	Summary sheet
shown knowledge of 11. the key mushroom incubation requirements	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
12. at least two mushroom fruiting requirements	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
13. at least three common mushroom contaminations	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to 14. harvest the cultivated mushrooms.	Summary sheet and/or photograph(s)

Approved 24 May 2021