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Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2019)

Evaluation of different casing materials for growth and yield of button Musrhroom (Agaricus bisporus (L.) Sing.)

Author(s):

Anurag Kerketta, CS Shukla and HK Singh

Abstract:
Six different casing materials (alone and combination) were evaluated for growth and yield of button mushroom. Casing materials viz., cocopeat, vermicompost + cocopeat (1:1), vermicompost + soil (1:1), cocopeat + soil (1:1) vermicompost + cocopeat + soil (1:1:1) and soil + FYM + sand (1:1:1) were used as casing materials and analysed for pH, EC (Electrical conductivity) and WHC (Water holding capacity). The results revealed that the pinhead initiation was significantly fastest in cocopeat + soil and it was delayed in soil + FYM + sand. Yield attributing characters like stalk length, stalk diameter and pileus diameter did not differed significantly with respect to casing materials and it varied form 2.63-3.45cm, 1.58-1.76cm and 3.99-4.50cm respectively. Number of fruiting bodies and yield were also found insignificant and ranges from 8.66-19 and maximum yield (355g) was obtained in cocopeat + soil with highest biological efficiency 11.83%. pH, EC and WHC found in ranges from 5.4-7.5, 0.55-1.98 ds/m and 59.44-271.10% respectively. When it correlated with yield, the maximum yield was obtained in casing material (cocopeat + soil) which has 5.6 pH, EC 1.98 ds/m and WHC 238.97% whereas, the minimum yield was found in the casing material (soil + FYM + sand) which has pH 7.5, EC 0.55 ds/m and WHC 59.44%.

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How to cite this article:
Anurag Kerketta, CS Shukla and HK Singh. Evaluation of different casing materials for growth and yield of button Musrhroom (Agaricus bisporus (L.) Sing.). J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2019;8(4):207-209.

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