Yielding capacity ofsome pleurotus eryngii mushroom strains

Abstract

Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms are widely produced for their excellent nutritional and medicinal qualities. This experiment was conducted to investigate the yielding capacity of three P.eryngii strains (Pery-G, Pery-K and Pery-26) cultivated on three variants of lignocellulosic substrate, four replicates/variant. The trail was performed in the mushroom house and the spawned bags (2 kg substrate) were randomized on racks with two levels. Pery-G strain showed the biggest production in the V2variant (75% straws + 20%sawdust + 5% wheat bran and corn flour 1/1) with 544 g/bag (27.20%) and in the V1(95% straws + 5% wheat bran and corn flour), with 534 g/bag (26.70%). Pery-26 strain yielded the best result of the experiment in the V2 with 548 g/bag (27.40%). All three experimental strains yielded the smallest harvests in the V3 variant (50% straws + 30% sawdust + 15% corn cobs + 5% wheat bran and corn flour 1/1).