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Cultivation of Pleurotus spp. in a village model hut.

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Title Cultivation of Pleurotus spp. in a village model hut.
 
Creator Zakia, Bano.
Nagaraja, N.
Rajarathnam, S.
Patwardhan, M. V.
 
Subject 01 Biotechnology and Bioengineering
03 Mushroom
 
Description The mushroom spp. (i) Pleurotus flabellatus and (ii) P. sajor-caju were grown in a locally constructed village shed at Mysore, India during the rainy (temp. 20-26 degree C, RH70-90%) and winter (temp. 15-25 degree C, RH min. 80%) seasons. 2 types of bed were used, viz. a polyethylene bag, 35 x 55 cm with 0.9 kg straw (PB) and a cylindrical hanging bed containing 3.6 kg straw (HB), both seeded with 3% mushroom spores and 1% horsegram powder. Vegetative growth required 10-12 days for (i) and 18-20 days for (ii). Average rainy season yields (recorded as % of dry straw used) for both PB and HB were 50.05-51 for (1) and 83.8-83.9 for (ii). Max. yields of both (i) and (ii) were obtained at 20-26 degree C and RH 70%. In winter vegetative growth of (i) was delayed and the yield reduced to 35.5-41.6%, but yield of (ii) remained satisfactory at 69-70%. A selling price for fresh mushrooms of 4 rupees/kg is suggested.
 
Date 1979
 
Type Article
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/3652/1/INDIAN%20FOOD%20PACKER%201979%20%2019.pdf
Zakia, Bano. and Nagaraja, N. and Rajarathnam, S. and Patwardhan, M. V. (1979) Cultivation of Pleurotus spp. in a village model hut. Indian Food Packer, 33 (6). 19-25, 9 ref..