Performance studies were conducted on three strains of shiitake on saw dust bag-logs. The minimum of 150-160 days were required for the first harvest. R-26 strain was found to be the best followed by WC-730 and Solan strains with reference to the yield of mushroom.
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Manuscript Published on 01 June 2002
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