Spawn Preparation: 250g each of whi

Spawn Preparation: 250g each of white maize (local bende), red sorghum, guinea corn, yellow maize, millet and wheat seeds were washed in clean water three times to remove chaff, dust and other particles. The grains were then soaked in water for 24 hours for maxiumum absorption of water. Soaked grains were again washed in water drained and put into spawn bottles. 2/3 of each spawn bottle were filled with grains of each type, and mixed with 5g of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) after which they were autoclaved at 1210 c (at a pressure of 1kg/cm2) for 2 hours each day, for 3 consecutive days.