Overview of four Agaricus subrufescens strains used in the last 15 years in Brazil and other countries and current potential materials for the future

Listado y guía visual preliminar de macrohongos del Bosque Petrificado de Puyango-Ecuador

“…La importancia de los hongos es variada, cumpliendo diferentes roles ecológicos fundamentales en la naturaleza, es decir, parásitos, saprótrofos, mutualismo o simbiosis [16]. Además, algunas especies pueden poseer potencial biotecnológico, como, por ejemplo, Agaricus subrufescens, conocido mundialmente por ser comestible, medicinal y altamente comercial [17][18][19][20][21].…”

Biochemical Approaches on Commercial Strains of Agaricus subrufescens Growing under Two Environmental Cultivation Conditions

“…These compounds have been reported to be responsible for the antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-tumor, and other bioactive properties of A. subrufescens [ 8 , 9 , 10 ]. With the discovery of its biochemical properties and consequently its value in the international market, the production of A. subrufescens grew in countries such as Japan, China, Brazil, and the United States, which are the biggest producers of this mushroom [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Cultivation is a critical phase in the mushroom production process and significantly influences its biochemical composition.…”

“…On the other hand, the strains used in experimental crops in recent years came from Brazil, France, Spain, the USA, Mexico, Taiwan, Belgium, and Italy. Studies have been conducted mainly with strains isolated from commercial crops (Brazil), with several strains collected from the wild (France, Spain, Thailand, and others) [ 13 ].…”

Influence of strains and environmental cultivation conditions on the bioconversion of ergosterol and vitamin D2 in the sun mushroom

“…Such an increase in mushroom productivity can be assigned to the development of sustainable and economic profitable technologies, which rely on the cultivation in a smaller physical space, with shorter harvest cycles, maintaining sustainability and economic viability during all seasons of the year 3 . Agaricus subrufescens Peck is grown commercially in China, the USA, Brazil, Taiwan and Japan, among others, 4 but each country adopts a different cultivation system, which significantly influences the agronomic parameters and chemical composition of the mushrooms harvested 5,6 …”

“…2 Such an increase in mushroom productivity can be assigned to the development of sustainable and economic profitable technologies, which rely on the cultivation in a smaller physical space, with shorter harvest cycles, maintaining sustainability and economic viability during all seasons of the year. 3 Agaricus subrufescens Peck is grown commercially in China, the USA, Brazil, Taiwan and Japan, among others, 4 but each country adopts a different cultivation system, which significantly influences the agronomic parameters and chemical composition of the mushrooms harvested. 5,6 Popularly known as 'sun mushroom', due to their production in the field, exposed to the environmental variables in some regions of Brazil, 7,8 A. subrufescens is cultivated in other countries in controlled environments either in plastic greenhouses or chambers where temperature, humidity and CO 2 content are controlled.…”