Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Cultivation of Milky Mushroom (Calocybe indica) on wood Shavings

S. Maheswari, Chethan. K, R. Chithiraichelvan

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Calocybe india is robust, fleshy, milky white in colour and umella like mushroom. This mushroom is suitable for the humid climate and can be cultivated indoor in high temperature and humidity areas. Wood Shaving was selected for the cultivation of milky mushroom in 5% spawn run rate.A temperature range of30 – 32ºC, relative humidity of 85% and photo period of 8 h were maintained in the cropping room. The mycelial invasion of the whole substrate was seen within 13 days. The first harvest took place after 10 days of spawning with the piles of 5.4cmwidth and stipe length of 8.9cm. The bioconversion efficiency (BE) on wood shaving was found to be 62.5%.It is found that wood shavings have sufficient nutrients which support the growth of this mushroom.

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S.Maheswari, Chethan.K, R.Chithiraichelvan, Cultivation of Milky Mushroom (Calocybe indica) on wood Shavings, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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