straw each recorded three flushes, with maize stover
recording two flushes. Fresh sawdust and rice husk recorded
only one flush each. The first flush of crop gave a
maximum yield of 83.56 g on composted sawdust followed
by 58.2 g on banana leaves. More than 70% of
the yield was obtained in the first two flushes in all the
by-product substrates tested.