Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2014

USE OF MUSTARD STRAW DURING COMPOSTING TO BRINGDOWN THE COST OF MUSHROOM PRODUCTION

Dr. Parveen Garg

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Considering the high cost of wheat straw in local market, three different combinations wheat and mustard straw were tested for their influence on yield and cost of production of Button Mushroom. Agaricus bisporous (lange) Sing. Compost was prepared by mixing 10%, 20% and 30% Mustard and wheat straw by long method of composting. 100% wheat straw was used as control. All the ingredients composted for 20 days single phase out door composting as advocate by Kapoor1. Fresh grain spawn was obtained from Bharat Mushrooms, Delhi. Formaldehyde treated casing soil (1:1 mixture of 2year old farm yard manure and garden soil) was used for casing of beds. The results show that all the combinations affected yield and proved to be promising for low cost production of mushroom. Combination with 30% Mustard straw and 70% wheat straw gave maximum production of mushroom (8.4 Kg/m2).

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Dr. Parveen Garg Use of Mustard Straw During Composting to Bringdown the cost of Mushroom Production Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 11 November 2014

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