Agricultural wastes as additive nutrient substrate for the cultivation of Pleurotus sajor caju

• Main Author: Bustamante, Michelle J.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1995
• Subjects: Agricultural wastes; Mushroom culture; Soils > Analysis
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1271
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study evaluated the suitability of the various agricultural waste as substrate for the cultivation of Pleurotus sajor caju. The substrates used were: composted sawdust and (4.1) volume ratio of composed sawdust with the following agricultural wastes: atis peels, banana peels, rotten guava, suha peels and santol peels. The bases used for evaluation were: rate of complete mycelial ramification, total weight in grams of mushrooms produced, total number of pinheads produced and the Biological Conversion Efficiency (BCE). Results showed that composted sawdust in combination with rotten guava yielded the highest fresh weight of mushrooms and had the highest substrate efficiency in terms of the BCE. No significant difference was found between the number of pinheads produced by composted sawdust and composted sawdust + rotten guava (P 0.05). However,in terms of mycelial growth rate, it took 6 days longer for complete mycelial ramification of Pleurotus sajor caju grown in composted sawdust + rotten guava compared to pure sawdust (control).