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

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Table 5 The effect of substrate on stalk length (cm)

Substrate	Mean ± SD and 95% CI of stalk length for each flush			Overall mean ± SD
Substrate	Flush 1	Flush 2	Flush 3	Overall mean ± SD
T1	5.32 ± 0.17^a	3.72 ± 0.29^b	2.60 ± 0.14^c	3.88 ± 0.32^d
T2	4.40 ± 0.69^a	3.72 ± 0.48^a	2.44 ± 0.59^a	3.52 ± 0.38^d
T3	4.98 ± 0.46^a	3.12 ± 0.41^b	2.76 ± 0.51^bc	3.62 ± 0.36^d
T4	3.60 ± 0.28^a	3.16 ± 0.21^a	2.26 ± 0.19^ab	3.01 ± 0.19^d
T5	4.12 ± 0.38^a	3.30 ± 0.44^a	3.32 ± 0.55^a	3.58 ± 0.26^d
T6	4.62^a	3.64^a	3.00^a	3.75 ± 0.47^d

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