Table 2: Effect of substrate type on consecutive flushes and total yield of Pleurotus ostreatus mushrooms
Substrate |
Yield at 1st Harvest |
Yield at 2nd Harvest |
Yield at 3rd Harvest |
Total Yield |
Cotton seed hull |
1181.63a
|
768.70a
|
220.00b
|
2170.33a
|
Barley straw |
743.47b
|
435.07b
|
308.36a
|
1486.90b
|
Teff straw |
764.89b
|
325.82c
|
174.03c
|
1264.74c
|
Saw dust |
399.03c
|
328.90c
|
100.67d
|
828.60d
|
Sesame stalk |
355.67c
|
324.37c
|
123.20d
|
803.23d
|
F-test |
*** |
*** |
*** |
*** |
LSD |
77.52 |
57.35 |
27.25 |
101.21 |
CV |
6.84 |
5.80 |
7.81 |
4.10 |
Means with the same letter within a column are statistically non-significant at P ≤ 0.05 according to Fishers’ LSD