Efficacy of selected Mizo Ethnobotanicals on the Incidence of Contaminant Mycoflora of Oyster Mushroom [Pleurotus florida (Mont.) Singer] Cultivation

Author: Malsawmtluangi*, Abhilasha A. Lal and Sobita Simon

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ABSTRACT: Pleurotus florida (Mont.) Singeris an edible mushroom and the third largest cultivated mushroom in the world. However, the limiting factor for its successful cultivation is the occurrence of weeds and competitor moulds. The crop frequently failed and fruiting bodies did not appear. But now, the knowledge derived from studies of their requirements for fruiting like nutrition, temperature, humidity, etc. has enabled their cultivation a sure and profitable industry. An experiment was conducted at the Mushroom Crop Room, Department of Plant Pathology, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The main objectives were to check the effect of four selected Mizo ethnobotanicals viz. Capsicum frutescens, Clerodendrum colebrookianum, Eryngium foetidum and Zingiber officinale @ 2% along with the most popular chemical treatment (carbendazim 75 ppm + formalin 500 ppm) against the growth and yield of the mushroom as well as against the o

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Keywords: Capsicum frutescens, Clerodendrum colebrookianum, Eryngium foetidum, Mizo ethnobotanicals, mycoflora, Pleurotus florida, Zingiber officinale