Utilization of water hyacinth for oyster mushroom cultivation

✍ Scribed by A.G. Murugesan; G.S. Vijayalakshmi; N. Sukumaran; C. Mariappan

• Book ID: 103982626
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 170 KB
• Volume: 51
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0960-8524
• DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(95)00063-k

✦ Synopsis

In recent years, edible mushroom cultivation in paddy straw has been practised in India. An attempt was made to utilize the water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, as a substrate for oyster mushroom cultivation and a good yield was achieved. This was related to the ideal C/N ratio and low lignin content. This technology could be very cheap and it is also a method of helping to eradicate a troublesome aquatic weed.