Cultivation of two Wild Edible Oyster Mushrooms on Locally Available Substrates under Konkan Region of Maharashtra, India

Author(s): Balkrushna S Kamat, PG Borkar, RG Bhagwat, RC Rite and SB Nimbalkar

Abstract:

It is a proven fact that small scale mushroom cultivation is gaining momentum as a subsidiary agri-business all over the country. Among all the mushrooms cultivated in India, oyster mushroom cultivation has reached to every nook and corner of the country due to its ability to thrive well in the diverse environmental conditions all over the country and capability to degrade all sorts of crop residues and lignin cellulose rich weed flora. Oyster mushroom cultivation requires minimum skill as well as meager financial investment. Two wild edible oyster mushroom species, one each of white and pink were collected from Dapoli (Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra) which were growing on dead decaying mango tree trunk. They were brought into pure culture and master spawn and commercial spawn was prepared. It was decided to cultivate them on different locally available substrates like paddy straw, one local weed grown on barren land called Kasheda (Coix-Lacryma Jobi), Nagali straw, Sugarcane bagasse and saw dust. The yield was compared with each other.

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