Rajesh Kumar Meena1 and Anila Dhoshi 2
Department of Plant Pathology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur-313001 (Raj.) India
1Department of Plant Pathology, RCA, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001 (Rajasthan)
2Department of Plant Pathology, RCA, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001 (Rajasthan)
Email: rajeshpatho@gmail.com
Abstract: Pleurotus ostreatus or oyster mushroom is an edible mushroom was cultivated from agricultural wastes. In present investigation, new hybrid cultures of different Pleurotus species obtained through inter species hybridization on malt extract medium and it was observed that the different hybrid cultures of P2, P3, P5, P6, P7, P8, P10, P11, P12, P14, P16 and P21 had given higher mycelial growth in diameter as compared to their Parent- I and Parent-II. Further, it was recorded that the fruit body production were observed in all newly developed hybrid strains except 12 strains
Keywords: Pleurotus spp., oyster mushroom, mycelial growth, and hybrid cultures
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