A Study on Cultivation and Yield Performance of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) on Wheat Straw Mixed with Horticultural Waste (Apple Pomace) in Different Ratio and their Nutritional Evaluation

Abstract

Waste of certain process can be the input source of other sectors in order to reduce environmental pollution. The research experiment was carried out to investigate the cultivation of oyster mushroom on horticultural waste i.e. apple pomace and wheat straw mixed in the different ratio. It was found that the best yield of mushroom was observed when 0.50 kg of apple pomace mixed with 1.50 kg of apple pomace maximum fruiting body i.e. 28 were observed with approx. weight of 110gm with highest biol. efficiency of 54.23% which is higher than the yield obtained from wheat straw recommending it blending with wheat straw. There was a significant increase in yield of mushroom in apple pomace + straw as compared to control i.e. wheat straw. The NPK found to be 3%, 0.18%, 2.6% resp. and 3.20% of fat content.