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Development of new cultivation technology for straw mushroom (Volvariella
By Dewwanthi Karunarathna | January 18, 2008
Paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) is an edible mushroom variety which can be cultivated under tropical and sub tropical conditions. In Sri Lanka, though the majority of farmers grow oyster mushroom they are willing to undertake other mushroom types, including straw mushroom and milky mushroom. Straw mushroom cultivation is highly rewarding because of the favourable climatic conditions in Sri Lanka and the abundant availability of raw materials. The existing outdoor method for straw mushroom cultivation introduced by the Department of Agriculture (DOA) gives low or/and irregular yield. As the optimum environmental conditions are crucial in straw mushroom production, an indoor cultivation method using a polythene house was tested with the existing outdoor method. Cotton waste and paddy straw were used as the growing media in both outdoor and indoor conditions under four treatments viz. paddy straw compost in polythene house (T1), cotton waste compost in polythene house (T2), paddy straw in outdoor environment (T3) and cotton waste in outdoor environment (T4), arranged in a Completely Randomized Design with three replicates. The results revealed that,the indoor cultivation method with cotton waste compost substrate (T1) gave significantly higher values for average yield (6901.18 kg/ha) and average marketable yield (6489 kg/ha) compared to other treatments. Outdoor culture in straw substrate (T3) resulted lowest values for the same yield parameters (567.13 kg/ha, 516.31 kg/ha, respectively). Indoor cultivation method with paddy straw compost and cotton waste compost both resulted higher yields when compared to the outdoor culture. As paddy straw is freely available in Sri Lanka, combining of paddy straw compost and cotton waste compost as the substrate for straw mushroom culture under indoor conditions would be more profitable.
A S Nissanka1, P Rajapakshe2 and R H M K Ratnayake1
1Department of Horticulture and Landscape Gardening, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
2Regional Agricultural Research and Development Centre, Gonawila, Sri Lanka
Topics: symposium 2006 |
March 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Dear Dewwanthi Karunarathna
I was reading your article about mush room growing with great interest. Do you think it is possible for an individual to start the mushroom growing as anew project.
T.Vedamanickam
May 27th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Dear Ms Karunarathna
I am interested in mushroom cultivation. Where ca I get the information on how to go about this? Plaese advice.
June 4th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Dear Mr karunaratne,
I live in hatton. Iam really interested in growing mushroom where can i get some reading metirials (STUDY) about mushroom to start cultivation pls advice me
thanking you.
June 20th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I was reading your published research findings with great interest. I am a final year student at the University of Guyana located at Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana, South America. For BSC research paper i am conducting a trial using Volvariella Volvaceae wc 439 on five different bed materials, of which paddy straw is one.
I would like for you to make contact with me so that i can update you on what i am doing and for you also to offer some advise.
Thank you
Coretta.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:04 am
hi all
if anybody is interested in growing mushrooms in polybags using saw dust as the substrate you may contact ‘the mushroom development & training centre’ which is a project sponsored by SRI LANKA EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD. they conduct workshops on mushroom cultivation and produce spawns of good quality.
please contact:
project manager
mushroom development & training centre
raja mawatha
rathmalana
phone : 011=2725471
good luck
August 6th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
i want to grow strew mushroom,im cultivate the oyster and abalone as buisnes presently.