Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Manpreet Kaur, Prince Kumar Gupta, Varunesh Kumar and SK Mishra

Abstract:
Pleurotus is considered as the second most popular mushroom after button and are commonly called oyster or dhingri. Worldwide, Pleurotus is getting its popularity because of its easy cultivation and fast-growing habit. The growth of Pleurotus mushroom is greatly influenced by several factors viz; spawn, media, pH, temperature, moisture, and light colour. The influences of light colour on the mycelium growth of oyster mushroom Pleurotus eous and Pleurotus florida were investigated under LED light chamber in Mushroom laboratory, GBPUAT, Pantnagar, U.K. The result revealed that all the light colour greatly influences the mycelial growth of both the species. Red light showed maximum radial growth of 88.66 mm (P. florida) and 87.33 mm (P. eous) over the check. P. eous species showed minimum growth of 68.66 mm against green light while P. florida impart least growth of 77.33 mm against yellow light over the check, respectively.