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.
| Substrate | Cost of spawning 20 kg substrate | Yield/kg of substrate | Income/20 kg of substrate | Gross margin | Benefit-cost ratio |
| Trt1 | $22.00 | 1.2922 | $46.52 | $24.52 | 2.11 | Trt2 | $20.50 | 0.8248 | $29.69 | $ 9.19 | 1.45 | Trt3 | $19.00 | 0.9204 | $33.13 | $14.13 | 1.74 | Trt4 | $24.00 | 1.2885 | $46.39 | $19.89 | 1.93 | Trt5 | $21.50 | 0.7292 | $26.25 | $ 2.75 | 1.22 | Trt6 | $19.75 | 0.6377 | $22.96 | $ 0.21 | 1.16 | Trt7 | $24.25 | 0.9943 | $35.79 | $11.54 | 1.48 |
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