The aim of this research was to study the process requirements
and yield of Pleurotus florida and Pleurotus flabellatus on feed stocks
like paddy strawand coir pith and in combinationwith BDR. The degradation
patterns of these feedstocks were monitored to examine the
potential of P. florida and P. flabellatus to degrade lignin for utilizing
the digested BDR and potentially enhance returns from deploying modern biogas plants and make available potential feedstocks for
bioethanol production.