Vegetos
(An International Journal of Plant Research & Biotechnology)
Production of oyster mushroom (P. membranaceus) using various ratios of rice and maize straw with wheat straw
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Kumawat Archana, Kumawat Gayatri, Wasnikar Alok Raj, Kumawat Hansa, Bishnoi Mayank, Paroda Manish, Bhadouria Mradula
Research Articles | Published: 08 March, 2026
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Keywords: Mushroom cultivation, n P. membranaceusn , Wheat straw, Maize straw, Biological efficiency
Abstract
The aggregation of agricultural waste has resulted in several environmental problems, such as air and soil pollution and the spread of insects and pathogens. To address these issues, experiments have evaluate these wastes as substrates for growing Pleurotus mushrooms at College of AJNKVV, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, which are economically feasible and nutritionally beneficial. This experiment aimed to evaluate the use of rice straw and maize straw, with wheat straw in different ration like 100%: 0%, 75%: 25%, 50%: 50%, 25%: 75% and 0: 100% (rice straws: wheat straw and maize straw: wheat straw) to grow P. membranaceus as an edible mushroom. The substrate wheat straw was considered as control. The effects of various substrates on spawn run, pin head initiation, stipe length, stipe width, cap diameter, mushroom yield and biological efficiency (BE). Among all aspects, wheat straw (control) was found as a best substrate with yield (902.10 gm) and BE (90.21%) followed by rice straw 75% + 25% wheat straw (887.51 g and 88.75%) and the lowest was from maize straw 100% (811.75 g and 81.17%) for the production of mushroom.
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Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture Jabalpur, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidhalya, Jabalpur, India