Impact of Sawdust Substrates on the Growth, Yield and Nutritional Composition of White Snow Mushroom

Abstract

Mushroom cultivation is a profitable agribusiness, and white snow is an edible mushroom having an excellent taste and flavour. The experiment was carried out to find out the effect of different sawdust substrates on the growth, yield and proximate composition of white snow mushroom. The experiment consisted of six sawdust viz.,   T1= Mixture, T2= Sawdust of Gorjan, T3= Sawdust Segun, T4= saw dust of rain tree, T5= Sawdust of Mango, T6= Sawdust of Jackfruit. The experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomised Design (CRD) with three replications. The recorded data on various parameters were statistically analysed. Using the MSTAT statistical package. The highest number of fruiting bodies, the number of effective fruiting bodies, the length of the stalk, the diameter of the stalk, diameter of the pileus were obtained from mango sawdust. Significant variation was observed in yield due to different sawdust substrates. The highest yield was recorded under the treatment of mango sawdust, and the lowest yield was recorded from rain tree sawdust. The highest moisture, dry matter per cent, content of protein content were observed in the treatment mango sawdust. The highest percentage of crude fibre was counted under the treatment of mango sawdust. The highest percentage of phosphorus and zinc was measured under the treatment of mango sawdust.