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The research experiment was carried out to investigate the cultivation of paddy straw mushroom on agro-wastes singly and in various combinations to find out the better substrate for mushroom cultivation . Results regarding the time required for completion of spawn running, formation of pin-heads and maturation of fruiting bodies on different substrates showed that in all the five cases, they appeared earlier on wheat(control) in both the species. Highest mycelia growth rate was found in wheat & rice bran (50:50) in Volvariella volvaceae and (75:25) in Volvariella diplasia. The time of fruiting for both species was shorter on wheat(control). Highest biological yield , Volvariella volvaceae(1380g),Volvariella diplasia (1263g) was obtained from (50:50) in Volvariella volvaceae and(75:25) in Volvariella diplasia. The lowest biological yield were found where the culture was on rice bran alone. The use of rice bran in mushroom cultivation enhances the biological recycling of nutrients.