In the Faizabad region, where a wide range of agro-wastes are discarded after harvesting of crop, six abundantly available wastes, viz., Brassica stem (BS), Maize cob (MC), Lentil straw (LS), Paddy straw (PS), Rice husk (RH) and Sugarcane leaves (SL) were tested against the commercially utilized substrate Wheat straw (WS) to determine the most effective alternative substrate for the production of edible mushroom Pleurotus sajor-caju (Fr.) Singer. Among the substrates, sugarcane leaves, paddy straw and rice husk were collected from village Takpura. Lentil straw and Brassica stem was collected from village Nandapur while wheat straw...
Thursday, 6 November 2014
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