Studies on the Improvement of Spawn Production and Yield of Mushroom (Pleurotus florida) from locally available Lignocellulosic Substrates

By : S. Maheswari, K. Chethan, R. Chithiraichelvan

Page No: 39-44

Abstract
An improvement in the yield of Oyster Mushroom by employing corn cobs and ragi straw materials substrates for the cultivation of Pleurotus florida could be obtained. In the present study, of spawn quality was also observed with different sugars viz, glucose and sucrose were mixed as a supplement with jowar seeds for spawn production and the effects of spawn on the yield of sporophores and growth of Pleurotus florida. The parameters for the cultivation of Pleurotus florida such as days, spawn run, primordial formation, harvest days, total yield and biological efficiency were evaluated. The best substrate was found to be corncobs in terms of spawn run (35 days), primordial formation (44 days), average no. of fruiting bodies (100), stem length (11 cm), cap diameter (13 cm), first harvest (296.3 g), second harvest (130 g) and biological efficiency (85.26%).

Authors :
S. Maheswari : Department of Agricultural Microbiology, School of Agricultural Sciences & Forestry, Rai Technology University, Bangalore – 561204
K. Chethan : Department of Agroforestry, School of Agricultural Sciences & Forestry, Rai Technology University, Bangalore – 561204
R. Chithiraichelvan : Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences & Forestry, Rai Technology University, Bangalore – 561204
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2019.35.01.4