PJB-2019-959
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT PARTICULAR SUBSTRATES FOR THEIR GROWTH, YIELD PERFORMANCE OF (PLEUROTUS SAPIDUS) AN EXOTIC STRAIN OF PLEUROTUS SPECIES
Nasir Ahmed Khan
Abstract
Cultivation of edible fungi, a mushroom is a good technique for bio-conservation in the agriculture industry. In sustainable farming, we could earn extra income by cultivation of mushroom. For the cultivation of mushroom, we use agriculture waste material as a substrate and after harvesting this substrate act as a good soil conditioner. The study was investigated for the cultivation of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sapidus) by using a simbal tree (Bombax ceiba L.) sawdust, office scrap paper, and poultry manure as substrate. These substrates were used as indifferent concentration with each other. The data were recorded from spawn running, pinhead formation and development of fruiting bodies, the total number of fruiting bodies, the total yield and biological efficiency. Result showed that treatment T4 (simbal tree sawdust 50% + poultry manure 50%) took least number of days for spawn running, pinhead formation, and for development of fruiting bodies, and produced maximum number of fruiting bodies, maximum yield and highest biological efficiency, while treatment T5 (Poultry Manure 50% + Office Scrap Paper 50%) grabbed maximum number of days for spawn running, pinhead formation, and for development of fruiting bodies, and produced least number of fruiting bodies, minimum yield, and lowest biological efficiency. Therefore, the cultivation of mushroom is a good environment-friendly technique, because the substrate that was used for mushroom cultivation is cheap and easily available.
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