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Design and Evaluation of Rice Straw Bag Filling Machine for Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Florida) Cultivation

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Title Design and Evaluation of Rice Straw Bag Filling Machine for Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Florida) Cultivation
 
Creator Shashikumar
Kumaran, G Senthil
Yadav, K Raju
Pandey, Meera
Ramana, C
Edukondalu, L
Kumar, K Ashok
D J, Shrinivasa
 
Subject Agitator
Bagging capacity
Oyster mushroom
Pitch length
Screw conveyer
 
Description 1266-1274
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus florida) is a simple, fast, and cost-effective variety for cultivation, requiring minimal
substrate preparation time and production technology when compared to other edible mushrooms. Its popularity has soared
due to its exceptional culinary taste and flavor, surpassing even the well-known button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). As a
result, it has become highly recognized and preferred over button mushrooms in India. However, the current manual bag
filling process of wet chopped rice straw substrate for Pleurotus florida cultivation is laborious and time-consuming, with
limited bagging capacity. To address this challenge, a rice straw bag filling machine was designed and developed
specifically for oyster mushroom cultivation. This machine comprises a main frame, truncated conical hopper, agitator,
single flight tapered end screw conveyor, tubular trough, cylindrical drum, chain and sprocket drive mechanism, and an
electric motor. The successful evaluation of this machine revealed that, the maximum bagging capacity of 293 bags/h was
found at screw speed of 150 rpm and 200 mm pitch length for rice straw substrate.
 
Date 2023-12-29T12:17:13Z
2023-12-29T12:17:13Z
2023-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0022-4456 (Print); 0975-1084 (Online)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63135
https://doi.org/10.56042/jsir.v82i12.862
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source JSIR Vol.82(11) [November 2023]