Ibrahim M. Gomaa, Mahmoud I. Y. and Afifi M. M. I( 2021). Cultivation and Production of Pleurotus Mushroom on Non-Traditional Growing
Media
Int. J. Environ., 10(1): 15 -24, 2021
EISSN: 2706-7939 ISSN: 2077-4508 DOI: 10.36632/ije/2021.10.1.2
Abstract: The study was carried out to evaluation different substrate as growing media for two different species of pleurotus (Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus cystidiosu) on growth and yield of spawn and their contents from elements. Three substrates mixed with agar were used potato dextrose agar, vermicompost tea agar and compost tea agar for spawn production. The same substrates without agar (broth) in addition to, wheat seeds were used as control media for propagation of spawn on rice straw as traditional media for mushroom production. The results indicated that various substrate formulas
gave significant differences in weight of spawn, growth speed rate, total yield on rice straw and its content of nourishes. Vermicompost tea as growing media was more efficient in spawn weights than other growing media with the both types of pleurotus. The highest yield w a s o b t a i n e d when its spawn grown on rice straw ( 9.95 and 7.5 Kg) with both Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus cystidiosus respectively. Total carbohydrates and energy were very high when Pleurotus ostreatus has grown on wheat seed (55.3 and 312.9 kcal/100 g respectively). Percentages of total protein, fat and ash were also high when it has grown on vermicompost tea (27.3, 2.3 and 6.8 5 respectively).Vermicompost tea achieved the greatest productivity and biological efficiency (156.25) and Pleurotus ostreatushas higher total yield and biological efficiency than Pleurotus cystidiosus.
Keywords: ( mushroom, pleurotus. vermicompost, compost, tea, biological efficiency .)
