Yield and fruit quality of Oyster mushroom cultivated on some different agricultural wastes and materials [electronic resource].

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In this study six agricultural wastes and organic substances differe in their sort were evaluated to their ability for growing and production of Oyster mushroom, (Pleurotus ostreatus No.14) . These substrates (media) were hay clover, rice straw, wheat straw, maize straw, sugarcane bagasse and sweet potato vine. Mashroom production, quality of fruit body and its chemical constituents were determined. Growing mushroom on sweet potato vine gave the highest values of total yield, early yield (yield of first flush), fruit number biological efficiency, caps weight, potassium content, ash content and 2nd highest protein content . Using rice straw, wheat straw and maize straw SUbstrates, gave a good yield and satisfied fruit quality. Although using hay clover and sugarcane bagasse as growing substrates gave the lowest fruit yield, hay clover gave the highest protein content, total free amino acids, dry matter and second highest content ofash. In general, we recommend using rice straw as a substrate (media) for growing Oyster mushroom because it produced the 2nd highest yield, and good fruit quality in this experiment besides it is cheap in price and easy in transportation. In addition, using up rice straw in mushroom production may help in reducing its accumulation in the field, which subsequently reduces pol/ution of the environment.

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