Figures (1)  Tables (4)

    • Figure 1. 

      Growth of Pleurotus ostreatus on different substrates (a) T1 = rice straw, (b) T2 = sugarcane bagasse, (c) T3 = wood chips, (d) T4 = wood flakes, (e) T5 = citronella bagasse (Cymbopogon nardus), (f) T6 = sawdust, (g) T7 = leaf litter (Monoon longifolium), (h) T8 = rice straw + sugarcane bagasse (50% + 50%), (i) T9 = rice straw + wood chips (60% + 40%), (j) T10 = wood flakes + sawdust (50% + 50%), (k) T11 = wood flakes + sugarcane bagasse (80% + 20%), (l) T12 = wood flakes + sugarcane bagasse + woodchips (35% + 35% + 30%), (m−n) T13 = rice straw + wood flakes + sawdust (50% + 40% + 10%), and T14 = Citronella bagasse + sugarcane bagasse + wood flakes + wood chips (25% each).

    • SubstratesFirst mycelial growth
      in the substrate (d)      		Time required for completion
      of mycelial running (d)
      T1 = Rice straw1.67abc16.33de
      T2 = Sugarcane bagasse2.33ab15.67ef
      T3 = Wood chips2.33ab26.00b
      T4 = Wood flakes1.67abc17.33de
      T5 = Citronella bagasse1.00c16.33de
      T6 = Sawdust2.67a20.00c
      T7 = Leaf litter2.33ab24.67b
      T8 = Rice straw + sugarcane bagasse (50% each)1.33bc14.00f
      T9 = Rice straw + wood chips (60% + 40%)1.33bc17.33de
      T10 = Wood flakes + sawdust (50% each)1.67abc28.67a
      T11 = Wood flakes + sugarcane bagasse (80% + 20%)2.33ab18.00cd
      T12 = Wood flakes + sugarcane + wood chips (35% + 35% + 30%)1.33bc15.33ef
      T13 = Rice straw + wood flakes + sawdust (50% + 40% + 10%)1.33bc18.33cd
      T14 = Citronella bagasse + sugarcane bagasse + wood flakes + wood chips (25% each)1.00c17.00de
      Significance****
      CV (%)82.421.50
      Treatments followed with the same letter are not significantly different by LSD (Least Significance Difference) test at a 5% level of significance.

      Table 1. 

      Effect of substrates on the mycelial growth of Pleurotus ostreatus.

    • SubstratesTime required for first
      pin- head initiation (d)      		Time required for
      first harvesting (d)
      T1 = Rice straw23.33b26.33b
      T2 = Sugarcane bagasse18.67d21.67d
      T3 = Wood chips33.33a36.33a
      T4 = Wood flakes22.67bc24.67bc
      T5 = Citronella bagasse23.33b26.33b
      T6 = Sawdust20.00d23.00d
      T7 = Leaf litter33.00a36.00a
      T8 = Rice straw + sugarcane bagasse (50% each)18.67d21.67d
      T9 = Rice straw + wood chips (60% + 40%)22.00bc25.00bc
      T10 = Wood flakes + sawdust (50% each)34.00a37.00a
      T11 = Wood flakes + sugarcane bagasse (80% + 20%)21.67c24.67c
      T12 = Wood flakes+ sugarcane + wood chips (35% + 35% + 30%)20.00d23.00d
      T13 = Rice straw + wood flakes + sawdust (50% + 40% + 10%)22.67bc25.67bc
      T14 = Citronella bagasse + sugarcane bagasse + wood flakes + wood chips (25% each)22.00bc25.00bc
      Significance******
      CV (%)3.983.53
      Treatments followed with the same letter are not significantly different by LSD (Least Significance Difference) test at a 5% level of significance.

      Table 2. 

      Effect of different substrates on first pin-head initiation and the time required for the first harvest.

    • SubstratesWeight of the fruiting bodies (in gm)Net weight
      (in gm)
      1st harvest2nd harvest3rd harvest4th harvest
      T1 = Rice straw131.67c163.33b90.00b14.70b399.70a
      T2 = Sugarcane bagasse14.86ij8.55i−−23.41j
      T3 = Wood chips63.17e22.84g−−86.01g
      T4 = Wood flakes13.50j5.63i3.33d−22.45j
      T5 = Citronella bagasse222.43a123.73c47.75c−393.90b
      T6 = Sawdust161.56b15.20h−−176.76d
      T7 = Leaf litter23.33h13.05h−−36.38i
      T8 = Rice straw + sugarcane bagasse (50% each)50.73f77.51d−−128.24f
      T9 = Rice straw + wood chips (60% + 40%)17.56i−−−17.56k
      T10 = Wood flakes + sawdust (50% each)65.81e71.74e−−137.55a
      T11 = Wood flakes + sugarcane bagasse (80% + 20%)13.54j−−−13.54l
      T12 = Wood flakes + sugarcane + wood chips (35% + 35% + 30%)53.23f25.12g−−78.35h
      T13 = Rice straw + wood flakes + sawdust (50% + 40% + 10%)83.55d203.97a104.97a−392.49b
      T14 = Citronella bagasse + sugarcane bagasse + wood flakes + wood chips (25% each)32.34g66.09f106.80a66.67a271.90c
      Significance***************
      CV (%)3.363.305.585.661.16
      Treatments followed with the same letter are not significantly different by LSD (Least Significance Difference) test at a 5% level of significance.

      Table 3. 

      Effect of different substrates and substrate combinations on yield of Pleurotus ostreatus.

    • SubstratesBiological
      efficiency (%)
      T1 = Rice straw39.40a
      T2 = Sugarcane bagasse2.34j
      T3 = Wood chips8.60g
      T4 = Wood flakes2.25j
      T5 = Citronella bagasse39.39b
      T6 = Sawdust17.68d
      T7 = Leaf litter3.64i
      T8 = Rice straw + sugarcane bagasse (50% each)12.82f
      T9 = Rice straw + wood chips (60%+40%)1.76k
      T10 = Wood flakes + sawdust (50% each)13.76a
      T11 = Wood flakes + sugarcane bagasse (80% + 20%)1.35l
      T12 = Wood flakes + sugarcane + wood chips (35% + 35% + 30%)7.83h
      T13 = Rice straw + wood flakes + sawdust (50% + 40% + 10%)39.25b
      T14 = Citronella bagasse + sugarcane bagasse + wood flakes + wood chips (25% each)27.19c
      Significance***
      CV (%)1.16
      Treatments followed with the same letter are not significantly different by LSD (Least Significance Difference) test at a 5% level of significance.

      Table 4. 

      Yield of Pleurotus ostreatus in terms of biological efficiency.