Cultivation of Pleurotus mushrooms on aspen wood shavings with cheese whey supplementation

Authors

Shing Tat Li
P. Jelen

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Developments in Crop Science . Amsterdam : Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co.

Issue

10

First Page

545

Last Page

554

Publication Date

1987

Abstract

The cultivation of a normal (P2) and a sporeless strain (Sp2) of Pleurotus ostreatus on aspen wood shavings supplemented with and without whey was investigated. Whey-containing substrate was susceptible to mold contamination and yield of mushrooms was reduced. Yield on aspen shavings per se was low, 11-15% of original substrate). Yield of Sp2 was higher than that of P2. However the mushrooms of the Sp2 had a very high stem to cap ratio; the stem was more than two and a half times tougher than the cap. Mushrooms grown from whey-containing substrate were more tender in texture and had a higher nitrogen content than those from the water-soaked substrate.

Recommended Citation

Li, Shing Tat and Jelen, P. 1987. Cultivation of Pleurotus mushrooms on aspen wood shavings with cheese whey supplementation. Developments in Crop Science . Amsterdam : Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co. 10: 545-554.