Types of Substrates

Colony Diameter (mm)

Mycelial Density

Whiteness (%)

First Week

Second Week

Woodchips (75%)

23.28 ± 2.23b

61.17 ± 9.20ab

SC

42.06 ± 4.17a

Woodchips (50%)

24.07 ± 1.61b

58.11 ± 12.95ab

SC

47.95 ± 3.81a

Woodchips (25%)

23.16 ± 2.82b

62.11 ± 10.12ab

SC

44.64 ± 5.22a

Sawdust (75%)

24.91 ± 3.22b

62.41 ± 7.04ab

Co

50.13 ± 4.88a

Sawdust (50%)

30.61 ± 2.31a

72.34 ± 13.94a

Co

51.06 ± 4.86a

Sawdust (25%)

25.64 ± 3.29b

48.64 ± 11.81bc

SC

47.09 ± 6.55a

Corncob (75%)

5.73 ± 0.91d

22.73 ± 5.85de

Co

43.70 ± 9.30a

Corncob (50%)

12.79 ± 5.09c

34.28 ± 18.62cd

SC

47.72 ± 8.95a

Corncob (25%)

5.10 ± 0.05d

8.63 ± 0.29e

SC

43.60 ± 5.79a

Compost (100%)

22.59 ± 2.11b

39.93 ± 8.99c

Co

50.26 ± 2.24a