Quality Attributes of Different Species of Mushroom

Present investigations were carried out to study the cultural and morphological characters and protein content of eight different species of mushroom namely Pleurotus sajor-caju, Calcocybe indica, Volvariella volvacea, Pleurotus eous, Ganoderma lucidum, Pleurotus florida, Agaricus bisporus and Hypsizygus ulmerius. The fruit bodies of eight species were of different colours. Diameter of the fruit body ranged 5.4–8.5 cm whereas length ranged between 4.9–13.0 cm. Hypsizygus ulmerius was found to be the best yielder with the highest percentage of protein (33.6).