Research Article

Growth and Yield Performance of Oyster Mushroom (P. ostreatus (Jacq.: Fr.) Kummer) Using Waste Leaves and Sawdust

Table 4

Effect of substrates on stalk length (cm) per flush of P. ostreatus.

SubstratesMean ± SD of stalk length in each flush
1st flush2nd flush3rd flush

T14.33 ± 0.55ab3.23 ± 0.76ab2.40 ± 1.4a
T22.86 ± 0.61c2.30 ± 0.26b3.00 ± 0.00a
T33.22 ± 0.57ab3.33 ± 0.57a2.36 ± 0.35a
T44.63 ± 1.18a4.20 ± 0.34a3.60 ± 0.52a

Means followed by the same superscript letter along the column are not statistically different ().