Investigation on the effective substrate for high yields of Pleurotus ostreatus: A case study of Kinyerezi Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorWasha, B. Washa
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-12T16:23:35Z
dc.date.available2023-04-12T16:23:35Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-09
dc.descriptionMushrooms are nutritive foods and medicinalen_US
dc.description.abstractInvestigation on what substrate combination is more effective in producing high yields of Pleurotus ostreatus in local greenhouses was conducted at Kinyerezi (6°50'27.2"S, 39°10'26.5"E) in Dar es Salaam in 2020 aiming on producing a substrate protocol which will maximize yielding of mushrooms in local greenhouses. Sugar, grain chaff and lime were added in specified ratios to the compost of sliced banana leaves and saw dust and followed by sterilization for 4 hours and cooling for 24 hours before being packaged in 1 kg bags for fungal inoculation. 450 plastic bags of compost were inoculated with mushroom spores and left for 28 days for colonization. The compost was sparingly watered to maintain the optimal humidity, temperature and pH for germination of mushrooms. Mushroom germination in 100 bags with additional sugar, 100 bags with additional grain chaff and 100 bags with additional lime were monitored for four months where germination percentage and germination number were monthly recorded and used for statistical analysis. Bags with additional sugar indicated a significant difference in the monthly germination percentage (P=0.002248, df = 2). Additional sugar descriptively increased germination number from 30 to 173 than other substrates which increased from 0.5 to 16.5. However, the increase was statistically not significant P=0.25246, df = 2. Mushroom growers are advised to use the compost formula as indicated in this investigation as a new knowledge contributed by the research. The use of added sugar as a substrate in the compost is mandatoryen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMkwawa University College of Educationen_US
dc.identifier.citationWasha, (2023). Investigation on the effective substrate for high yields of Pleurotus ostreatus: A case study of Kinyerezi Tanzaniaen_US
dc.identifier.issnHuria Journal, Vol 28(2), September 2021: 112-124
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/6030
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHuria Journal of Tanzaniaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHuria Journal, Vol 28(2), September 2021: 112-124;Huria Journal, Vol 28(2), September 2021: 112-124
dc.subjectSubstrates, compost, mushrooms, inoculation, local greenhouseen_US
dc.titleInvestigation on the effective substrate for high yields of Pleurotus ostreatus: A case study of Kinyerezi Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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