EFFECT OF MAIZE ADDITIVES AND WHEAT BRAN ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF OYSTER MUSHROOM

Abstract

An experiment was conducted at Olericulture Division, BARI, Gazipur, during the period from July to December 2015 to evaluate the effect of maize additives 0 = 0, M 1 = 5, M 2 = 10, M 3 = 15, M 4 = 20 and M = 25 g /500 g packet 0 = 0, W 1 = 40, W 2 = 60, W 3 = 80, W 4 5 = 100 and W =120 g/500 g packet 2 5 and the lowest result found with M . For wheat bran W gave highest value of fruiting body/packet, breadth of individual stripe, effective fruiting body, yield/packet 3 2 W showed the highest for length of individual stripe, effective fruiting body/packet