Abstract
Mushroom, Vovariella volvacea, was grown on green banana peels composted at different length of time. The objectives of the study were to assess the potential of the substrate in terms of mycelial growth and pin-head development. Much more, it was also the objective of the study to provide added value to the waste banana peels by using as substrate in mushroom production and at the same time mitigating the burgeoning issue of environmental problem. The study was done in the laboratory and is composed of two phases, the assessment of mycelial growth and the pinhead development under laboratory conditions. Results showed that 15-day composting showed a significant result compared to other treatments of 0-day and 30-day composting in terms of vegetative growth as well as pin-head development.

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