EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF OYSTER MUSHROOMS (Pleurotus djamor)

SATPAL SINGH¹, GOPAL SINGH², SIDDARTH N. RAHUL³*, BHANU PRATAP⁴, SONIKA TYAGI⁵, ANKIT KUMAR⁶, PRIYANKA BANKOTI⁷, RAVI KUMAR PANDEY^8
1Department of Plant Pathology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, 250110, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Department of Plant Pathology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, 250110, Uttar Pradesh, India
³Department of Plant Pathology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, 250110, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁴Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, 250110, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁵Department of Biotechnology, Meerut Institute of Engineering & Technology, Meerut, 250005, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁶Department of Plant Pathology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, 250110, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁷Department of Agronomy, Shri Guru Ram Rai (P.G) Collage Dehradun, 248001, Uttrakhand, India
⁸Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kumarganj, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : sagar4499@gmail.com

Received : 10-11-2016     Accepted : 11-01-2017     Published : 24-01-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 4       Pages : 3721 - 3723
Int J Agr Sci 9.4 (2017):3721-3723

Keywords : Oyster mushrooms, Wheat straw, Paddy straw, Chickpea straw, Pleurotus djamor, Yield
Academic Editor : Sudhir Kumar , Dr Ashish Dwivedi
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : The authors are thankful to the Head, Division of Plant Pathology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut- 250110 for providing necessary facilities and the financial grant for conducting the trial
Author Contribution : None declared

Mushroom is a popular nutrient and protein-rich food of the world. Oyster mushroom is the second most popular mushroom after button mushroom all over the world. Growing medium of the mushroom is generally known as substrate. Substrate is the base of mushroom cultivation same as soil for crops. The present study was conducted with the aim to find out the most suitable substrate for the cultivation of Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus djamor). In the present experiment Wheat straw, Paddy straw, and Chickpea straw were used alone and also in a combination of each other with 1:1 ratio(w/w) for the cultivation of Pleurotus djamor. The results obtained during the present experiment, maximum yield (440.00g/kg of dry substrate with 44.00% B.E.), minimum days for spawn run (23.00 days), minimum days for first harvesting (30.00 days),maximum days for cropping period (61.00 days), highest pileus length and width (9.0 cm and 9.67cm) were observed at wheat straw while highest number of fruiting body (17.00) and highest number of lob (46.00) was observed in wheat straw + paddy straw. Based on the results obtained, Wheat straw would be recommended as most suitable substrate for the cultivation of Pleurotus djamor.