Cultivation of the oyster mushroom (pleurotus ostreatus (jacq.) p. kumm.) in two different agroecological zones of Pakistan

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-188

  Sher, Hassan ^a   Al Yemeni, Mohammad ^a   Khan, Kiramat ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agro ecological zones; Growth parameters; Pleurotus ostreatus; Productions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FARMING SYSTEM; FRUITING BODY; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HARVEST PERIOD; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WINTER;

PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS;

EID: 79251490127     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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