EVALUATION OF GIN WASTE AS A GROWING SUBSTRATE, ENRICHED WITH DIFFERENT VOLUME PERCENTAGE OF THE WHEAT BRAN FOR CULTIVATION OF OYSTER MUSHROOM (PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS)
Pleurotusostreatus mushroom was cultivated on cotton gin waste amended with wheat bran in order to judge its growth potential.Two substrates (cotton gin waste and wheat bran) were employed alone and with different combinations.Experiment consisted of four knowall.blog treatments T0 (100 % cotton gin waste), T1(97% cotton gin waste + 3% wheat bran),