Impact of Carbohydrates and Mineral Contents of Different Indigenous Strains of Oyster Mushroom (Jacq. Fr.) Cultivated on Different Agricultural Wastes

Nasir A Khan,Amjad S Gondal,Nazir Javed,Nazia Khaliq,Imran U Haq

doi:10.33687/phytopath.001.01.0016

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Abstract

Different strains of Pleurotus ostreatus were cultivated on different agro-cellulosic wastes viz. cotton waste, wheat straw and paddy straw to determine the effect of these agro wastes on biological efficiency, carbohydrate and mineral contents including Na, K, Ca, Cu, Zn and Fe. Maximum biological efficiency was recorded on P. ostreatus (grey strain, 134.4%) and (white strain, 113.7%) on wheat straw. P. sajor-caju showed maximum biological efficiency (195.9%) on wheat straw. Maximum amount of Na was found (0.18g/100g) on P. ostreatus (grey strain) and K was found on P. sajor-caju (4.58g/100g) cultivated on paddy straw followed by wheat straw and cotton waste. P. ostreatus (white strain) cultivated on paddy straw showed maximum amount of Cu (0.0009g/100g) while maximum amount of Zn was found (0.017g/100g) on P. ostreatus (white strain). Maximum amount of Fe was found (0.008g/100g) on P. sajor-caju cultivated on cotton waste. P. sajor-caju cultivated on cotton waste showed significantly highest carbohydrate (0.079g/100g).

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Pleurotus species (Jacq.Fr) are widely cultivated throughout the world especially in Asia and Europe because of their low cost and simple production technology
Average yield of all flushes: Data recorded on average yield of all flushes of three mushroom species cultivated on different agro cellulosic wastes including cotton waste, paddy straw and wheat straw revealed that the maximum average yield of all flushes were taken by P
Same results on biological efficiency of different strains of Oyster mushrooms were recorded by Omoangheet al., 2009; Sangitrao 2000 and Taniguchi et al, (2005)

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Pleurotus species (Jacq.Fr) are widely cultivated throughout the world especially in Asia and Europe because of their low cost and simple production technology. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Average yield of all flushes: Data recorded on average yield of all flushes of three mushroom species cultivated on different agro cellulosic wastes including cotton waste, paddy straw and wheat straw revealed that the maximum average yield of all flushes were taken by P. Maximum biological efficiency (B.E) was noted on P. sajor-caju (195.9%) on wheat straw while minimum biological efficiency (B.E) was recorded (97.7%) on cotton waste. P ostreatus (white strain) showed maximum biological efficiency (113.7) on wheat straw.

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