Effect of oil cakes and supplements aqueous extracts on growth of <em>Pleurotus eous</em>

Abstract

A preliminary experiment was carried out to analyse the growth performance of P.eous mushroom cultures using different oil cakes and supplements aqueous extracts. Eight cereal/pulse grains viz., Tur, Gram, Wheat, Bajra, Mung, Soybean and Maize and aqueous extracts of eight de-oilcakes (DOC) viz., Cotton seed cake, Neem seed cake, Karanj seed cake, Castor cake, Safflower cake, Groundnut cake and Soybean cake were used. Cotton seed cake aqueous extract was recorded maximum colony diameter of P. eous both at 5% and 10% conc. and it was superior over other oil cakes aqueous extract used in this experiment. Soybean flour aqueous extract was recorded maximum colony diameter of P. eous both at 5% and 10% conc. and it was superior over other supplements aqueous extract used in this experiment.