Evaluation of regenerating ability of mushroom (Pleurotus tuber regium) in Southern Nigeria
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A screen house experiment was conducted at the Department of Crop Science, Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus to evaluate the effects of organic substrates (sawdust, poultry manure, horse dung and oil palm bunch refuse) and tuber regium weights (10g, 20g, 30g,40g and 50g) on performance of Pleurotus tuber regium. The experiment was a 4 x 5 factorial combination fitted into a completely randomized design (CRD) and replicated three times. Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) at 5% probability level. The results of the study showed significant differences (p<0.05) on Pleurotus tuber regium yield and regenerating abilities. The oil palm bunch substrate had highest stripe height 4.90 cm, 6.58 cm cap diameter and highest mushroom yield of 339.45grams per 2 kg substrate while sawdust substrate had the shortest stripe 3.09cm and poultry manure had the lowest cap diameter of 4.70cm and the least mushroom weight of 155.10g was obtained from poultry manure. The result indicated that oil palm bunch substrate resulted to 43-54% increases in mushroom yield while the least regenerating ability was observed from poultry manure substrate 50g tuber weight had 60-74% highest Pleurotus tuber regium yield as compared to others. The study therefore recommends oil palm bunch substrate with 50g tuber regium for high yield and regenerating ability of mushroom.
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