CULTIVATION OF WILD EDIBLE PLEUROTUSMUSHROOMS : A SOURCE OF NUTRIENTSA.S. DESHMUKHAbstract Unused agrowastes can be converted into value added products such as gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. In this study extensive trips were undertaken in different localities of Melghat Area. The samples of wild edible pleurotusspecies, Pleurotus sajor cajuand P. flabellatus were collected. Spawn was prepared by standard method (Mehta and Kumar, 1988). The spawn was used for cultivation on agrowaste wheat (Triticum aestivum), mung (Phaselous radiatus), tur (Cajanus cajan), soybean (Glycine max.). In this study, the highest Biological Efficiency for P.sajor-cajuwas recorded on substrate mung (76.30%) and for P. flabellatus it was on substrate wheat (71.10%). The period of spawn run and pin head initiation was less for P.flabellatus 18 days and 21-22 days whereas, P. sajor-cajurecorded 17-21 days and 22-26 days. Biochemical analysis of fruiting bodies was done by standard methods. The maximum protein, maximum carbohydrate, maximum curde fiber and minimum fat were recorded in P. flabellatus [46.39% (T), 54.83% (W), 14.75% (M), 2.05% (W)] and P sajor-caju[19.18% (T), 47.66% (S), 19.00% (W), 1.51% (S)] respectively.
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