Abstract
The present investigation entitled “Effect of wheat straw along with different botanicals on the growth and yield of Pleurotus florida (Oyster mushroom)” was carried out in the Mushroom Crop Room and Research Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, SHUATS, Prayagraj. The experiment was conducted by using wheat straw as base substrate with different leaves. The experiment’s objective was to evaluate the effect of cultivation, substrates viz., wheat straw, bamboo, jamun, beal, drumstick, maize and banana leaves respectively, for the growth and yield of Pleurotus florida (Oyster Mushroom) on different combinations of substrate. The Experiment was conducted during July 2021 in a Completely Randomized Block Design (CRD) with five replications and seven treatments. Spawn running, appearance of pinhead and formation of mature fruiting body took less time i.e. 16 days, 18 days and 20 days respectively on T6 (Wheat straw + Maize leaves) in comparision to other treatments. Width of pilus and length of stipe showed significant increase i.e. 9.46 cm and 7.67cm respectively, were recorded on T5 (Wheat straw + Banana leaves). Significant yield i.e. 469.87 gram was recorded on T5 (Wheat straw + Banana leaves). Wheat straw substrate with banana leaves were proven to be the best economical substrate with B:C of 1.73.
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