ABSTRACT
The edible mushroom, Pleurotus sajor-caju
(Fries) Singer was grown on several locally available agro-waste, Oryza sativa
Straw, Elaies guineersis fibre, [ycnanthus angolensis sawdust, Ceiba petandra
sawdust and Gmelina arborea sawdust. The experiment was done to compare the
yield of Pfeurotus sa;or-ca;u on this agrowaste. The substrates were
pasteurized at a temperature of 802for one hour in a gas-heated drum after
soaking them for 24 hours, The cultures were inoculated with rice straw spawn
and incubated at room temperature (28 :l 2°C). Initiation of primordia started
about 14 days after inoculation of the experimental fungus. The primordia
matured into fruit bodies in another 2-3 days after initiation and were
subsequently harvested. Of the five substrates used for the cultivation of
Plerirtnus sajor-caju , the best performance came from Oryza saliva straw with
a total fresh weight of 142g followed by Pycnanthus angolensis with a total
fresh weight of 56.4g as well as Ceiba petandra sawdust with a total fresh
weight of 26.9g. The yields from Elaies guineensis was relatively poor with a
total fresh weight of 20.9g and Gme/ma arborea recorded the poorest performance
of all the substrates with a total fresh weight of 2.3g. Hence. it was deduced
that Pycnanthus angolensis should be used for the commercial growth of mushroom
given that it was next to Oryza saliva straw in yield performance which is
already an established substrate in the commercial production of mushroom.
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