2024, Vol. 7, Issue 3, Part B

The study conducted, on cultivating oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus florida) using paddy (Oryza sativa) straw with bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) leaves as substrate at different combinations is an effective bioconversion method of agroforestry residues or waste. During the process of cultivation (Pleurotus florida), simultaneously the yield performance of harvesting mushrooms, and nutrient (Protein alone) analysis were done on mushrooms harvested from bags of different combinations of the substrate. Also, every combination's mushroom pileus's length and breadth were measured continuously for every harvest.

The manurial value of spent mushroom waste at the end of cultivation was also measured. Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) leaves were used as they were easily available for the tribal people the sole moto was to generate additional income by materials that could be used by them without cost. We had gone by different combinations of paddy straw with bamboo leaves (i.e 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75, 0:100) for the cultivation of Pleurotus florida (Oyster mushroom) the effect of the paddy straw and bamboo leaves on biological yield as well as days of the first harvest, size, and weight of individual mushrooms, biological efficiency, nutritional value and manurial value of spent mushroom waste were determined. The combinations are Paddy straw alone, bamboo alone, and paddy straw plus bamboo leaves in the ratio of 75:25, 50:50, and 25:75. So, finally we considered different combinations as 5 Treatments and 4 Replication each.

As a result, we got that 100% bamboo can give a 50 percent yield of 100% paddy straw. Tribal people can utilize this and additional income can be generated which may increase their lifestyle.