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Table 1 Yield attributes of P. ostreatus grown on different substrates

From: Growth and yield performance of Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. Fr.) Kumm (oyster mushroom) on different substrates

Parameters

Substrates

Cotton seed

Wheat straw

Sawdust

Paper waste

No of fruiting bodies

32.00a

18.30b

11.50c

18.64b

Pileus diameter (cm)

6.95

7.07

7.73

8.31

Pileus thickness (cm)

1.00

1.03

0.91

1.05

Diameter of stipe (cm)

3.11

3.21

4.74

4.85

Length of stipe (cm)

2.95

2.81

3.29

3.81

  1. Mean values under the same category that bear different superscript letters are significantly different (α < 0.05)