Study on mushroom uses, preparation, nutrition, cultivation and its growth characters

Abstract

Mushroom is a 100% vegetarian diet having tremendous medicinal properties. They are rich in protein, fiber, and amino acids. It is also good for joint pains, lowers cholesterol and helps in purifying blood with substantial vitamins and minerals. From mushroom pappads, soup powder pickles, health powder, health drinks, pakodas and capsule can be prepared. Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) was cultivated on wheat straw basal substrate cotton seed hull basal substrate, rice straw basal substrate, and wheat straw or rice straw supplemented with variuos proportions of cotton seed hull. The effect of autoclaved sterilized and non-sterilized substrate on yield and yield contributing factors of oyster mushroom was also studied. Obtained results specified that sterilized substrate and non-sterilized substrate, oyster mushroom on wheat basal substrate and rice straw have exhibited faster mycelial growth, moderately poor surface mycelial mass, and days from bag opening to primordia formation, and lower production with lower mushroom weight.