Table 2 Mycelial growth rate (mm/day), surface mycelial density, total colonization period and days from bag opening to primordia
formation of oyster mushroom cultivated in different substrates. Letters indicate means among substrates followed by the same letter
are not statistically different (P > 0.05).
Substrate
Mycelial growthrate (mm/day)
Surface mycelialdensitya
Total colonization period (days)
Days from bag opening to primordial formation (days)
Sterilized
Non-sterilized
Sterilized
Non-sterilized
Sterilized
Non-sterilized
Sterilized
Non-sterilized
C80+WB20 6.45d* 10.00c +++ ++ 31a* 21a 21a* 14a
R80+WB20 12.50ab* 14.26a ++ + 16c 15bc 10c* 6bc
C45+R45+ WB10 10.53c* 13.33b +++ ++ 22b 18b 15b* 9b
C30+R60+ WB10 11.11bc* 14.16a +++ ++ 18c 16bc 14b* 8b
C15+R75+ WB10 11.76bc* 14.21a ++ ++ 17c 14c 10c 8b
WS80+WB20 13.33a* 14.29a ++ + 15c 14c 9cd* 3c
C40+WS40+ WB20 11.11bc* 13.33b +++ ++ 21b 18b 14b* 9b
C30+WS50+ WB20 11.76bc* 14.11ab +++ ++ 17c 15bc 14b* 8b
C20+WS60+ WB20 12.50ab* 14.17a ++ ++ 16c 14c 7d* 4c
a Degree of mycelial density when the mycelia fully colonizes the substrate: + poor running growth, ++ mycelium grows throughout the
whole bag but is not uniformly white, +++ mycelium grows throughout the whole bag and is uniformly white.
* Indicates means within a substrate followed by the same letter are statistically different (P< 0.05).