Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Arvind Yadav, Gopal Singh, Umara Rahmani, Ayushi Srivastava, Pradeep Kumar Verma Shashank Shekhar and Hadi Husain Khan

Abstract:
Calocybe indica commonly known as Milky mushroom or Doodhchatta is a robust in size whose pileus is convex initially and become flattened and expanded. It is the third most widely grown mushroom in India. In present investigation, three different sugars at three doses viz. Sucrose, Maltose, Lactose @ 1.5%, 2.5% and 3.5% and different Cereal media viz. potato dextrose agar, wheat dextrose agar, oat dextrose agar, sorghum dextrose agar, maize dextrose agar, and barley dextrose agar media for radial growth of strains of Calocybe indica (CI-22-09). In the observation, maximum mycelial growth was found on Sucrose @ 3.5% and Oat dextrose Agar media respectively.