YIELD IMPROVEMENT OF CALOCYBE INDICA FRUITING BODIES (MILKY MUSHROOM) FROM LOCALLY AVAILABLE UNEXPLORED LIGNOCELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES

V. Karuppuraj; S. Chandra Sekarenthiran; K. Perumal

Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

YIELD IMPROVEMENT OF CALOCYBE INDICA FRUITING BODIES (MILKY MUSHROOM) FROM LOCALLY AVAILABLE UNEXPLORED LIGNOCELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES

V. Karuppuraj, S. Chandra Sekarenthiran, K. Perumal

Abstract :

This research concentrated on yield improvement of C. indica on unexplored locally available lignocellulosic materials such as paddy straw, reeds, banana stem, sugar cane leaves, sugar cane bagasse, coir pith and sorghum husk. The maximum bioefficiency of C. indica was obtained from paddy straw (134.16%) followed by reeds (104.30%). Different casing materials (garden soil, coir pith compost, vermicompost), different shade (blue, yellow and dark) were influenced for yield enhancement of C. indica and maximum bioefficiency was recorded in vermicompost (140.27%) and blue shade (134.16%) respectively. Seven spent mushroom substrate were analyzed for highest reduction of lignin, acid detergent lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose. Coir pith recorded for the highest reduction of lignin (25.29%) and acid detergent fiber (18.27%). Sugar cane bagasse recorded for highest reduction of cellulose (31.62%) and banana stem and for hemicelluloses (22.96%). The reeds can be utilized for successful cultivation of C. indica at commercial level than the paddy straw