STUDIES ON SPAWN PRODUCTION AND EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF PINK OYSTER MUSHROOM
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2017
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND
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Mushroom, a tasteful and glorious fruit body of edible fungi, is a gift given by God to the world. Oyster mushroom is the third most popularly grown mushroom in the world. In India, Oyster mushroom is one of the commonly grown species. The earliest word in Sanskrit for mushroom appears to be ‘Ksumpa’ and in the present day ‘Khumbi’, ‘Chhatra’, ‘Kukurmutta’ and ‘Bhumi kavak’ are commonly used for mushroom in India. They are of various shapes, sizes, and colours and appeal to different people in different ways. Mushroom contains 19-35% of protein (On dry weight basis) which is higher than that of found in vegetables and fruits and is of superior quality. India ranks 16th (40,000 tonnes) in production of mushroom and truffles in the world. Production of mushroom in India during 2015-2016 become 76 MT.
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