Figure 2 shows the direct comparison of Bio-efficiencies for each of the four Pleurotus strains grown using the four treatment methods for shredded straw versus regular straw.
Figure 3 shows a direct comparison between the quantity of fruit bodies (fresh weight) picked in grams for both the unshredded and shredded straw for each of the treatment methods Steam, Lime, Bleach, and Washing Powder. This graph includes only representative Pleurotus strains grown on both the shredded and unshredded substrate. It is interesting to note that the regular straw gave higher yield average for ELM 1 treated with bleach and AX treated with washing powder only, all the other strains treated with any of the treatment methods remained that the shredded straw gave better yield in terms of fresh weight.