The five are white button (Agaricus bisporus, बटन), oyster (Pleurotus species, ढींगरी), milky (Calocybe indica, दूधिया), paddy straw (Volvariella volvacea, पराली) and shiitake (Lentinula edodes).
They fall into two groups by food. Button eats straw that has first been composted: heaped, wetted and turned until it has partly rotted. DMR gives 28 to 30 days for the long composting method and 10 to 12 days for the indoor method. Oyster, milky and paddy straw eat straw that has only been pasteurised, that is heated enough to kill competitors but not rotted. Shiitake eats wood: sawdust blocks or logs.