Evaluation of yield of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus pulmonarius) grown on cotton waste and cassava peel

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-218

  Adebayo, Grillo Joseph ^a   Omolara, Banjo Nusirat ^b   Toyin, Abikoye Elizabeth ^b  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava peel; Cotton waste; Mushrooms; Pleurotus pulmonarius

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; PLEUROTUS PULMONARIUS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; PLEUROTUS PULMONARIUS;

EID: 59649091971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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