The study was conducted with objective to assess the impact of integration of various extension methods on adoption of mushroom cultivation amongst farmers. Before and after research design was followed and a total number of seven combinations of extension methods were tested. The study revealed that that on the basis of symbolic adoption score, mushroom pathashala on AIR was most effective with rank I, followed by mushroom pathshala + training with rank II, farm visit + training with rank III, farm visit + training + on-farm demonstration at IVth rank and farm visit + on-farm demonstration, and training+ on farm demonstration jointly at rank V.

Keyword: Adoption, Mushroom cultivation, Extension methods, Mushroom pathashala