Comparison of Growth and Development of Pleurotus florida against Wastes from Animal Origin
Siddhant . *
Department of Botany, Durgesh Nandini Degree College, Faizabad (U.P.), India
O. P. Ukaogo
Environmental and Analytical Units, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Abia State University, Nigeria
Mahesh Kumar
Department of Zoology, K.S.S.P.G. College, Ayodhya, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Shyam Singh
Department of Mathematics, Durgesh Nandini Degree College, Faizabad (U.P.), India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Two wastes from animal origin, viz., human hairs and egg shells were evaluated for different manifestations of white oyster mushroom, Pleurotus florida. The mushroom utilized both the substrates for their growth and sporophore formation. The mycelial growth was significantly (P=0.05) faster on egg shell (18 days) as compared to human hair (23 days). The crop of mushroom was harvested in four flushes where human hairs showed higher yield and biological efficiency of mushroom (165 gm, 33%) than egg shells (155 gm, 31%), respectively. In respect of yield parameters such as yield, biological efficiency, number of mushroom fruit bodies and average weight of sporophores, both the substrates were statistically at par to each other. Utilization of human hairs and egg shells by P. florida reveals a new strategy for mycoremediation of these wastes.
Keywords: Animal wastes, biological efficiency, egg shell, human hair, Pleurotus florida, yield