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Table 4 Period of pinning-to-maturation of mushrooms in substrates (days)

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

Substrate

Mean ± SD and 95% CI of maturity for each flush

Overall mean ± SD

Flush 1

Flush 2

Flush 3

T1

3.40 ± 0.55a

3.60 ± 0.55a

3.40 ± 0.548a

3.47 ± 0.52a

T2

3.60 ± 0.55a

3.80 ± 0.45a

3.80 ± 0.45a

3.73 ± 0.46a

T3

4.20 ± 0.84a

3.60 ± 0.55a

3.20 ± 0.45a

3.67 ± 0.72a

T4

4.40 ± 0.89a

4.40 ± 0.89a

4.00 ± 1.00a

4.27 ± 0.88b

T5

4.00 ± 0.71a

3.60 ± 0.55a

3.60 ± 0.55a

3.73 ± 0.59a

T6

4a

4a

6a

4.53 ± 0.74a

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