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- ItemNutrient content and yield in three flushes of oyster mushrooms.(2011-02-21) Mkhatshwa, Lindiwe .lA study on oyster mushroom yield and chemical composition was carried out.The aim of this work was to provide more information on the yield and chemical composition of mushrooms of each flush of pleurotus sajor caju and p.HK35 grown on water hyacinth,wheat and soybeans straw.The data within each flush was subjected to the analysis of variance following the split plot design.Combined flush analysis was done to compare the yield and chemical composition of the three flushes and linear regression was used to compare the chemical composition of the substrate and mushroom.The species and flush had a significant (p<0.05)influence on the yeild and chemical composition of the mushroon.The type of substrate had an influence on the chemical composition of mushroom but not on the yield.Mushroom grown on water hyacinth were high protein(31.7%)and ash (10.4%) while those from soybean straw were high in cabohydrates(42.2%).Mushroom grown on wheat straw were high in ash content (10.4). Water hyacinth was the best straw since mashrooms produced were high in protein. It was also observed that the chemical composition of the mushrooms depends mainly on the substrates composition.Pleurotus sajor caju had higher ash content(10.29%)and P.HK 35 produced significantly higher yeild (540g)than P.sajor caju (377g).Mushrooms from the three flushes differed in yield and chemical composition. Mushrooms from the first and second flush were the best since they had high yield and were high in carbohydrates,fiber and protein while those from the third flush were high in fat and ash.
- ItemCharacterisation of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor(L) Moench) : Landraces collected from central and southern Tanzania(2011-11-10) Bucheyeki, Tulole Lugendo
- ItemAdaptability of rice (Oryza Sativa L.) cultivars to different ecologies in Western Province(2011-11-10) Mutale, Chrysanthus
- ItemResponse of maize (Zea Mays L.) cultivars to single weeding methods at different crop developmental stages(2011-11-10) Nyambe, Hastings Nyambe
- ItemVariability for drought tolerance in finger millet (Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaetn)(2011-11-10) Neshamba, Saul Mubaiwa
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- ItemThe effect of rate and time of application of azolla on Rice (Oryza Bativa L.) grain yield(2011-11-10) Nyoni, Shenal S
- ItemCombining ability for Grain yeild of quality protein maize (QPM) (Zea mays L) under low soil Nitrogen(2011-11-10) Langa, Marcos
- ItemWeed control in commercial sorghum (sorghum bicolor L.)varieties under Zambian conditions(2011-11-10) Makungu, Melvin Chongo
- ItemInheritance of gluten strength in adapted wheat (Triticum aestivum L) lines in Zambia(2011-11-10) Chama, Chilenga
- ItemExpressivity of opaque-2 mutant gene in maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes under low nitrogen and moisture stressed conditions(2011-11-10) Kaonga, Kesbell Kaswela Eston
- ItemGenotype and nitrogen effects on yield and nutritional characters of finger millet (Eleusine Coracana L) varieties.(2011-11-10) Mrinji, Apenda W.M.
- ItemComparative resistance of maize (Zea mays L) populations to the maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschlsky)(2011-11-10) Siwale, Julius
- ItemThe performance of maize (Zea Mays L.) cultivars under different fertilizer rates and soil types in two agro-ecological regions in Swaziland(2011-11-10) Ndlangamandla, George M