%0 Journal Article %A Mishra, K. K. %A Singh, R. P. %D 2008 %I Begell House %N 4 %P 379-383 %R 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v10.i4.110 %T Evaluation of Substrate for Production of Ling Zhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (W. Curt.: Fr.) P. Karst. (Aphyllophoromycetideae) %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,74677e1376d0a2ef,5df2813b50548073.html %V 10 %X The yield and biological efficiency of three isolates of Ganoderma lucidum were evaluated over different agro-wastes, including sawdust, coir pith, wheat straw, chickpea straw, mustard straw (either alone or in combination), supplemented with wheat bran and rice bran at 2.5% and 5% each on a wet weight basis and amended with 1% calcium sulphate, 0.2% calcium carbonate, and 0.1% magnesium sulphate. All of the substrates produced fruiting bodies. Wheat straw supplemented with 5% rice bran gave a significantly higher yield for all of the three isolates of G. lucidum, and the biological efficiency varied from 10%−16.88%. %8 2008-10-02