. 2024 Dec 27;2024:5562732. doi: 10.1155/ijfo/5562732

Table 3.

Effect of various nutrient-based media sources on P. ostreatus mycelial yield over the culture period (days).

Nutrient media source	Yield (%)
Nutrient media source	8 ^th day	10 ^th day	12 ^th day	14 ^th day
Control
Amaranth seed–based	8.90 ± 0.13^de	14.6 ± 0.38^gh	20.1 ± 0.25^g	21.3 ± 1.14^g
Bambara groundnut–based	9.47 ± 0.41^e	15.1 ± 1.01^h	18.5 ± 0.85^fg	20.7 ± 1.51^fg
Flax seed–based	4.28 ± 0.26^ab	7.25 ± 0.75^ab	10.1 ± 1.88^abc	16.1 ± 3.81^cde
Hemp seed–based	3.22 ± 0.26^a	5.88 ± 0.38^a	6.88 ± 0.20^a	8.75 ± 0.43^a
Jowar–based	7.87 ± 0.13^cde	10.6 ± 0.89^def	12.5 ± 0.25^cd	13.7 ± 0.80^bcd
Marula seed–based	6.28 ± 1.11^bc	9.50 ± 0.50^bcd	11.0 ± 0.25^cd	12.2 ± 0.38^abc
Ragi–based	7.27 ± 0.68^cd	8.25 ± 0.29^abc	8.38 ± 0.43^bc	10.7 ± 0.58^ab
Glucose (2%)
Amaranth seed–based	7.40 ± 1.06^cde	10.3 ± 0.64^cde	13.3 ± 0.64^cde	16.9 ± 1.01^def
Bambara groundnut–based	7.87 ± 0.41^cde	12.7 ± 1.61^fg	13.4 ± 0.92^cde	16.4 ± 1.00^de
Flax seed–based	6.27 ± 1.63^bc	10.0 ± 1.20^cd	15.4 ± 3.82^def	18.1 ± 1.70^efg
Hemp seed–based	6.53 ± 0.23^c	9.40 ± 0.53^bcd	10.8 ± 0.69^abc	13.9 ± 0.81^bcd
Jowar–based	6.67 ± 0.81^c	9.33 ± 0.46^bcd	9.60 ± 1.06^abc	11.2 ± 0.53^ab
Marula seed–based	7.53 ± 0.31^cde	12.5 ± 1.17^efg	16.7 ± 0.90^efg	17.3 ± 0.31^defg
Ragi–based	5.73 ± 0.64^bc	7.40 ± 0.35^ab	8.27 ± 0.83^ab	9.00 ± 0.87^a

Note: Values are means ± SD of triplicate samples. Values within the same column of each mycelial yield followed by the same letters are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05 according to Duncan's multiple range test.