Table 3: Effect of substrate on biological efficiency and production rate of Pleurotus ostreatus mushrooms
| Substrate Type |
Biological Efficiency |
Production Rate |
| Cotton seed hull |
72.34a
|
3.24a
|
| Barley straw |
49.56b
|
1.77b
|
| Teff straw |
42.16c
|
1.60c
|
| Saw dust |
27.62d
|
0.89d
|
| Sesame stalk |
26.77d
|
1.00d
|
| F-test |
*** |
*** |
| LSD |
3.37 |
0.17 |
| CV |
4.10 |
5.18 |
Means with the same letter within a column are statistically non-significant at P ≤ 0.05 according to Fishers’ LSD