Efficacy of selected botanicals in cultivation of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus florida) on Wheat straw Jamir Tsukjemnungla1, Simon Sobita, Lal Abhilasha A. Department of Plant Pathology, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj-211 007 (Uttar Pradesh), India 1Department of Plant Protection, College of Agri, Vali-e-Asr University, Rafsanjan, Iran jemjamir3010@gmail.com
Online published on 7 April, 2020. Abstract The present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of leaves of botanicals in combination with wheat straw on the inhibition of microbial contaminants, growth and yield parameters as well as the nutritional parameters of Pleurotus florida. Five botanicals were used in this study namely Azadirachta indica, Eucalyptus globules, Phyllanthus emblica, Morus alba, Lantana camara and control-wheat straw and each treatment was replicated six times. Minimum time taken for complete mycelia run and minimum time for fruiting bodies formation were recorded in T1 (Neem + wheat straw) 13.67 days, 17.16 days and 20.50 days. While maximum number of fruiting bodies, yield (g/2 kg wet substrates) and biological efficiency (%) were recorded in T1 (Neem + wheat straw) 186.83, 992.32g, 175.22%, respectively. Maximum protein content (%) was recorded in T1 (Neem + wheat straw) 28.2% and maximum carbohydrate content (%) was recorded in T0 (Wheat straw) 40.9%. Top Keywords Botanicals, Biological efficiency, Nutritional analysis, Pleurotus florida.. Top |