Effect of Ionizing Irradiation and Storage on Mushroom Ultrastructure II. The Stipe and the Upper Part of the Cap of Agaricus bisporus (LGE. Imbach)

Authors

A. Keresztes
E. Kovacs

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Abstract

After having investigated t he ultra structural effects of ionizing irradiation used for shelf -life extension , on the gills of Agaricus bisporus and Pleurotus ostreatus previously , it was of interest to examine how other parts of the fruit body were affected by t he same treatment . Samples were taken from the lower and upper parts of the stipe and from the upper part of t he cap of the control , stored , and irradiate d (2.5 kGy ) t he n stored A. bisporus fruit bodies. Transmission electron microscopy sh owed that irradiated samples generally retained plasm- content , which dramatically decreased in those without irradiation by the end of storing (6 days ). However , irradiation also induced autophagy and necrosis in some cells of the lower part of the stipe.

Recommended Citation

Keresztes, A. and Kovacs, E. (1987) "Effect of Ionizing Irradiation and Storage on Mushroom Ultrastructure II. The Stipe and the Upper Part of the Cap of Agaricus bisporus (LGE. Imbach)," Food Structure: Vol. 6: No. 1, Article 10.
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