COMPARATIVE STUDY ON CULTIVATION OF MEDICINAL MUSHROOM (Ganoderma lucidum) IN DIFFERENT TREE SPECIES OF GARHWAL HIMALAYA, INDIA
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2021
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College of Forestry, Ranichauri Campus, V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry
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Ganoderma lucidum is a well-known medicinal mushroom having a long history of its medicinal uses across the globe. It grows saprophytically or parasitically on the large variety of dead or dying broad-leaf trees species throughout the world. The present study titled “Comparative study on cultivation of medicinal mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) in different tree species of Garhwal Himalaya, India” is aimed to the cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum mushroom on different tree species; Peach (Prunus persica), Plum (Prunus domestica), Apricot (Prunus armeniaca), Oak (Quercus leucotrichophora), Bhimal (Grewia optiva) and Poplar (Populus deltoides) billets/logs with different diameters; D-1 (4-5cm), D-2 (5-6cm) and D-3 (6-7cm). The investigation consisted of eighteen treatments comprising above described six wood species with three diameters of each species in two factorial completely randomized designs with three replications of each treatment. Different growth performance parameters (mycelial colonization, pinhead formation, cap formation, fruiting body formation and harvesting) were studied and the minimum time for harvesting was observed in wood billets of Bhimal and Apricot species. Physical properties parameters (pinhead length, number of pinheads, cap diameter, stipe length, fruiting body diameter and physical appearance of fruiting bodies) were also observed with the highest fruiting body diameter in wood billets of Oak and Bhimal species. Yield parameters (fresh weight, dry weight, biological efficiency and number of fruiting bodies obtained) were recorded with the wood billets of Oak and Bhimal species having maximum fresh and dry weight of fruiting bodies while the highest biological efficiency was obtained in wood billets of Poplar and oak species. The overall findings of present study suggested that Ganoderma lucidum mushroom grow well on Oak, Bhimal and Poplar wood billets as compared to Apricot, Plum and Peach wood billets.
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M.Sc. Forestry