Nutritive Value and Cultivation of <I>Pleurotus pulmonarius</I> an Edible Mushroom from Nagaland, India

Rajesh Kumar; Ashwani Tapwal; N. S. Bisht; Shailesh Pandey; Raja Rishi

doi:10.36808/if/2015/v141i9/79860

Nutritive Value and Cultivation of Pleurotus pulmonarius an Edible Mushroom from Nagaland, India

Authors

Rajesh Kumar Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam
Ashwani Tapwal Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam
N. S. Bisht Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam
Shailesh Pandey Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam
Raja Rishi Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2015/v141i9/79860

Keywords:

Pleurotus pulmonarius, Edible Mushroom, Nagaland, Mushroom Cultivation.

Abstract

The natural occurrence of the edible basidiomycete, Pleurotus pulmonarius is reported for the first time in Nagaland state of India. The mushroom was collected on the dead logs from Puliebezie forest of Kohima. This mushroom is being consumed and sold in local market by the ethnic people of the area. Keeping in view the nutritional value and market demand, cultivation of this species was attempted on paddy straw and the analysis for protein, carbohydrate and fiber contents was also investigated for the cultivated fruit-bodies and results revealed the protein content 37.63%, fat 1.93%, carbohydrate 43.40% and the crude fiber content 4.12%.

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