Guidelines for Growing Mushrooms With Rice Straw

Abstract

Mushroom cultivation using rice straw is a method with the potential to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of mushroom production, as rice straw is an easily available and inexpensive natural material. This study focuses on evaluating the suitability of rice straw as a substrate for mushroom cultivation, as well as the influence of various factors affecting mushroom growth in rice straw. The experiment compared various substrates such as rice straw, corn stalks, and straw wood. The results showed that rice straw provided higher yields in some cases, such as for oyster mushrooms and king oyster mushrooms, with average yields 18-28% higher than other substrates. Furthermore, rice straw also exhibited mushroom growth that was equal to or better than other substrates, with mushrooms grown in rice straw having larger sizes and greater numbers. Using rice straw as a substrate not only reduces production costs but also adds value to rice straw and helps reduce agricultural waste sustainably.