Management of Agricultural Waste into Protein Rich Substrate by Pleurotus Sajor Caju (Fr.) Singer

Author(s): DM Survase

Abstract:

Mushroom cultivation is a profitable side business and no land is required. Within the one month fruiting bodies harvested. These are the cheapest source of protein, fibers, minerals, vitamins and very less amount of sugar and lipids (Bilal and Wani, 2010). After the harvesting the field crop plant debris may be used for the mushroom cultivation (Reddy, 2019). Cultivation technique is easy and simple everyone can do it. Mushroom cultivation carried out in any season throughout the year. Each cycle can be completed 40 to 45 days and no sun light is required. Mushroom cultivation in the dark, moist, suitable temperature and other controlled condition need to be maintained in houses, laboratories and any other places. Agro waste material after the harvesting from the field may be utilized for cultivation of different types of mushroom. Commonly Mushrooms are cultivation on rice straw, wheat straw, maize straw, sorghum straw, pulses and many other harvested crops (Dundar et al, 2009). In the present study different agriculture wastes were used as a substrate for the cultivation of Oyster mushrooms. Agro wastes were used singly or combinely for the commercial cultivation of oyster mushroom (Sangwan and Saini, 1995). Pleurotus sajor caju (Fr.) Singer pink variety was used for further studies. Firstly oyster mushroom cultivated on single substrate and later on combine substrate effect on the yield of Pleurotus mushroom was studied (Shymal Rajak et al, 2011). Yield trials were carried out and high yielding substrates were used further experiment. Growing demand of nutritious mushrooms is increased every year in the world. Preparation of bed, mycelial development and fruiting body yield in the form of number, size and fresh weight was determined (Shukla, 2011). Fruiting bodies are non-conventional food source.

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