Table 2.
Mycelial extension and sporophores yield of Pleurotus pulmonarius grown on rubberwood sawdust as a fruiting substrate using liquid and grain spawn.
Type of spawn (inoculum size) Average mycelial extension* (mm day−1) Average total fresh weight of sporophores per baga,* (g) Biological efficiency (%)
Liquid spawn (10 ml) 7.7 ± 0.2 230.80 ± 15.0 65.48
Wheat grain spawn (10 g) 5.2 ± 1.0 116.05 ± 19.97 42.98
No. of replicate bags = 20.
a
No of harvest = 3.
*
t-test analysis denotes significant difference at p < 0.05.