Evaluation of waste paper for cultivation of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) with some added supplementary materials

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Table 3 The effect of substrates on pin head formation

Substrate	Mean ± SD and 95% CI of pin for each flush			Overall mean ± SD
Substrate	Flush 1	Flush 2	Flush 3	Overall mean ± SD
T1	13 ± 1.22^a	18.2 ± 1.30^b	16.2 ± 1.09^bc	15.8 ± 2.48^a
T2	12.8 ± 0.84^a	15.60 ± 2.30^a	17.20 ± 2.16^a	15.20 ± 2.56^a
T3	5.80 ± 1.30^a	10.80 ± 0.86^b	11.80 ± 1.64^bc	9.46 ± 0.80^b
T4	19 ± 2.34^a	16.20 ± 5.67^a	14.40 ± 3.20^a	16.53 ± 4.18^a
T5	14.60 ± 2.79^a	9.80 ± 3.03^b	10.40 ± 1.67^ac	11.60 ± 3.24^C
T6	8	10	9	9.0 ± 1.00^d

Mean values followed by different superscript letters within a row and columns are significantly different (p < 0.05)