Table 2.

Linear downward growth and mycelial density of different basidiomycetes mushroom fungi on unfilled paddy grain.

S. No.	Mushroom fungi	Linear downward growth (days)	Mycelial density
1.	Pleurotus sajor-caju	14 ± 0.3	+++
2.	P. djamor	15 ± 0.6	+++
3.	P. citrinopileatus	17 ± 0.3	+++
4.	P. eous	13 ± 0.5	++
5.	P. cystidiosus	18 ± 0.4	+++
6.	P. ostreatus	17 ± 0.2	+++
7.	P. florida	14 ± 0.3	+++
8.	P. flabellatus	17 ± 0.5	+++
9.	P. pulmonarius	15 ± 0.7	+++
10.	Hypsizygus ulmarius	16 ± 0.5	+++
11.	Oudemansiella radicata	24 ± 0.3	+++
12.	Volvariella volvacea	13 ± 0.1	++
13.	Schizophyllum commune	12 ± 0.5	++
14.	Tricholomopsis giganteus	26 ± 0.8	+++
15.	Calocybe indica	21 ± 0.6	+++

++: Sparse +++: Dense.