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

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Table 8 The effect of substrate on yield (g) and BE (%)

Substrate	Mean ± SD and 95% CI of yield for each flush			Overall mean ± SD	Total yields (g)	Biological efficiency (BE) (%)
Substrate	Flush 1	Flush 2	Flush 3	Overall mean ± SD	Total yields (g)	Biological efficiency (BE) (%)
T1	324.72 ± 1.98^a	225 ± 23.81^b	70.28 ± 27.28^c	206.68 ± 111.39	620.04 ± 83.07^a	620.04 ± 83.07^a
T2	331 ± 33.03^a	95.72 ± 37.47^b	57.06 ± 34.81^bc	161.26 ± 129.46	483.78 ± 105.31^a	48.44 ± 105.31^a
T3	435.86 ± 133.3^a	140.92 ± 65^b	69.62 ± 74.84^bc	215.46 ± 186.59	646.4 ± 273.1^a	646.4 ± 273.1^a
T4	87.4 ± 48.07^a	57.40 ± 15.85^ab	34.40 ± 18.06^bc	59.73 ± 36.46	179.2 ± 81.95^d	179.2 ± 81.95^d
T5	243.8 ± 200.5^a	163.8 ± 178.47^a	115.2 ± 132.46^a	174.26 ± 169.15	522.8 ± 511.4^a	522.8 ± 511.4^a
T6	302.5^a	232^a	147.6^a	227.36 ± 77.55	682.1^a	68.21^a

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