Title: Cultivation of Coprinus comatus Using Contaminated Pleurotus ostreatus Composts
Abstract: Pleurotus ostreatus composts that had become contaminated during mushroom cultivation were supplemented with wheat straw and,after fermentation,used to cultivate Coprinus comatus.Four batches of cultivation substrate(pH 7~8),consisting of(per 100 g) contaminated compost 79 g,fresh wheat straw 15 g,quicklime 2 g,calcium superphosphate 2 g,urea 1 g,and a water-to-solid ratio of 1.5∶1,were prepared in sequence.Fermentation in the first batch of supplemented compost was initiated with 1%(w/w) dried cattle manure and,in subsequent batches,with 1% of the previous batch of fermented substrate.Mycelial colonization of the fermented cultivation substrate by C.comatus,fruiting frequency and biological efficiency values over the four batches were 90%~95%,80% and 43.5%~59.4%,respectively.Fermentation times were progressively shorter,and C.comatus fruit body yields progressively higher,with each batch of supplemented compost.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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