Research Article

Cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus on Agricultural Wastes and Their Combination

Table 1

Treatment formulation for cultivation of P. ostreatus on different substrates.

TreatmentsSubstratesCompositionDry weight per bag

T1CCCC (100%)500 grams
T2FMSFMS (100%)500 grams
T3BWBW (100%)500 grams
T4FMS + CCFMS (50%) + CC (50%)250 gram each
T5CC + BWCC (50%) + BW (50%)250 gram each
T6FMS + BWFMS (50%) + BW (50%)250 gram each

CC: corncob (Zea mays); FMS: finger millet straw (Eleusine coracana); BW: bamboo waste (Phyllostachys pubescens).