Table 4 Effect of different substrate quantities on spawn run, pinhead initiation, yield and morphology of Pleurotus eryngii.
Treatment | Days taken in spawn run | Days taken in Pin head initiation | Number of fruiting bodies | Yield in (g) | Biological Efficiency % | Average fruit body weight (g) | Fruit Body Measurement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cap diameter (cm) | Stipe length (cm) | Stipe diameter (cm) | |||||||
3 kg | 22.4 | 29.4 | 17.0 | 720.8 | 72.1 | 45.1 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
4 kg | 19.0 | 25.0 | 19.6 | 979.8 | 73.5 | 52.3 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 3.1 |
5 kg | 21.2 | 28.0 | 23.2 | 1222.0 | 73.3 | 52.1 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
6 kg | 21.4 | 28.4 | 32.4 | 1460.4 | 73.0 | 56.2 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 3.0 |
SEm ± | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 98.3 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
CD(p = 0.05) | 0.8 | 1.0 | NS | 294.6 | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.3 |
