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Abstract: A majority of edible Basidiomycetes readily grow in culture in mycelial form but the cultivation of their fruit-bodies has been successful only m a few cases (Badcock, 1943; Band and Srivastava, 1962; Block et al, 1959, Kaul and Janardhanan, 1970). Our concern with the problem of cultivation of Pleurotus sajor-caju arose from the interest that it grows abundantly on decaying tissues of succulent plant material in the foot hills of Himalayas and this mushroom is considered as delicacy by the connoisseurs of food and is mainly treasured for its flavour and taste. Possibilities of cultivating Pleurotus sajor-caju artificially on various farm waste products (banana pseudostems, paddy straw, wheat straw, wheat straw compost, and sawdust) and effect of environmental factors on sporophores production are reported in this paper.
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