Rooting ability of Rubia cordifolia L. – a potential therapeutic plant species
in the western ghats, Nilgiri biosphere reserve, India

Abstract :

Four different substrates such as paddy straw, sugarcane trash, banana leaf sheath, and leaf litter were evaluated for the cultivation of the oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus individually and in combinations. Spawn running, pin heads formation, fruitbody formation, yield of mushroom, number of fruiting bodies, biological efficiency and nutritional status (protein, carbohydrates, amino acid and lipid) were higher when paddy straw was used as a substrate when compared to the other substrates.