Research Article

Evaluation of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) Production Using Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Biomass Supplemented with Agricultural Wastes

Table 1

Description of the different treatments (substrate composition) used in this study; each treatment being replicated four times.

TreatmentsSubstrates composition by weight

T1100% wheat straw (control)
T2100% teff straw (control)
T3100% water hyacinth
T475% wheat straw+25% water hyacinth
T550% wheat straw+50% water hyacinth
T625% wheat straw+75% water hyacinth
T775% teff straw+25% water hyacinth
T850% teff straw+50% water hyacinth
T925% teff straw+75% water hyacinth