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

Table 5

Effect of substrates on pileus diameter and thickness per flush of P. ostreatus.

Substrates	Pileus diameter (cm) (mean ± SD) (cm)			Pileus thickness (mm) (mean ± SD) (mm)
	1^st flush	2^nd flush	3^rd flush	1^st flush	2^nd flush	3^rd flush
T1	5.26 ± 1.48^b	5.63 ± 0.7^a	4.83 ± 0.85^a	4.33 ± 0.35b	4.00 ± 1.30^b	3.10 ± 0.10^a
T2	5.70 ± 0.69^b	4.06 ± 0.05^a	4.03 ± 0.05^a	2.76 ± 0.20b	4.46 ± 0.40^b	4.33 ± 0.57^a
T3	10.63 ± 1.00^a	7.83 ± 3.92^a	6.56 ± 2.26^a	8.30 ± 1.47a	7.76 ± 1.32^a	4.10 ± 0.85^a
T4	8.70 ± 1.47^a	7.20 ± 1.31^a	6.50 ± 2.17^a	6.10 ± 2.00^a	4.53 ± 1.85^b	5.33 ± 4.04^a

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