Research Article

The Effects of Different Substrate Combinations on Growth and Yield of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)

Table 3

The benefit-cost ratios of the substrates used in the experiment.

SubstrateCost of spawning 20 kg substrateYield/kg of substrateIncome/20 kg of substrateGross marginBenefit-cost ratio

Trt1$22.001.2922$46.52$24.522.11
Trt2$20.500.8248$29.69$ 9.191.45
Trt3$19.000.9204$33.13$14.131.74
Trt4$24.001.2885$46.39$19.891.93
Trt5$21.500.7292$26.25$ 2.751.22
Trt6$19.750.6377$22.96$ 0.211.16
Trt7$24.250.9943$35.79$11.541.48