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Cultivation of the oyster mushroom ( Pleurotus ostreatus ) on lignocellulosic waste
Author(s) -
Pettipher Graham L.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740410308
Subject(s) - pleurotus ostreatus , mushroom , sawdust , oyster , yield (engineering) , pleurotus , carboxymethyl cellulose , cellulose , food science , chemistry , agricultural waste , pulp and paper industry , substrate (aquarium) , horticulture , botany , biology , waste management , materials science , organic chemistry , fishery , engineering , ecology , metallurgy , sodium
The establishment of a small‐scale production facility for Pleurotus ostreatus is described and environmental and yield data are presented. The average yield was c. 50% fresh weight mushroom/dry weight substrate when grown on 40% cocoa shell waste, 40% softwood sawdust, 19% oatmeal and 1% carboxymethyl cellulose. The mushroom fruited when daily temperatures ranged between 11 and 27°C.