Optimization of spawn doses and agroforestry-residues as substrates for Pleurotus cornucopiae production

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of different substrates and spawn doses on the yield of Pleurotus cornucopiae. In the experiment different spawn doses (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5%) and five agroforestry waste viz., wheat straw, paddy straw, sugarcane bagasses …