@article{wjar2014249,
author={{Navathe, Sudhir and Borkar, P. G. and Kadam, J.J.},
title={Cultivation of <i>Calocybe indica </i>(P &amp; C) in Konkan Region of Maharashtra, India},
journal={World Journal of Agricultural Research},
volume={2},
number={4},
pages={187--191},
year={2014},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjar/2/4/9},
issn={2333-0678},
abstract={Considering suitability of climatic conditions and economic aspects in Konkan region of Maharashtra, cultivation of <i>Calocybe indica</i> was undertaken with locally available substrates viz. paddy straw, horse gram waste, wild grass (<i>Themeda quadrivolvis</i>), bamboo leaves and different casing materials such as vermicompost, sand + soil (1:1 v/v), dried biogas spent slurry and combination of sand +soil +dried biogas spent slurry (1:1:1 v/v). Among the four substrates evaluated for cultivation of milky mushroom, paddy straw was the best with 81.05 per cent biological efficiency followed by horse gram waste (BE 50 %) and bamboo leaves (BE 40.62 %), but wild grass (<i>Themeda quadrivolvis</i>) was the poorest substrate. The biological efficiency of <i>Calocybe indica</i> was doubled by using a combination of sand +soil +dried biogas spent slurry (BE 180.32%) or vermicompost (BE 176.28 %) as casing material. Use of dried biogas spent slurry alone also recorded 130 per cent biological efficiency but combination of sand + soil (BE 79.94 %) was inferior. From the present study it was concluded that the maximum biological efficiency of <i>Calocybe indica</i> (P &amp; C) in Konkan conditions can be obtained by using paddy straw as a substrate encased with sand +soil +dried biogas spent slurry (1:1:1 v/v) or Vermicompost during summer season.},
doi={10.12691/wjar-2-4-9}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}