Effect of Microclimate Modulation on the Growth and Yield of Straw Mushroom as a Intercrop in Maize Field during Summer

A field experiment was carried out during the summer season to study effect of microclimate modification on growth and yield paddy straw mushroom under outdoor cultivation as maize intercrop. Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) with eight treatments comprising combination spacing (60 x 25 cm, 45 paired row 45/75 30/60 cm) mulching (with or without application), in three replications used for this study. The concluded that maximum average obtained normal 45x25 cm coupled (578 g bed-1) high biological efficiency 19.3 per cent. results inferred both afternoon (14.22 hours) variables viz., temperature (low) relative humidity (high) had played major role higher Biological Efficiency (BE) Normal (45 mulch (30/60 provided favourable faster growth, intercropped which turn might be adopted by farmers mushroom.