Production of Agaricus blazei ss. Heinemann (A. brasiliensis) on different casing layers and environments

Abstract

To investigate the yield and precocity of Agaricus blazei using to different casing layers and cultivation environments, five casing layers were prepared with soil (different textures), wood charcoal, and calcitic lime. After colonization, the composts were placed in two growing rooms (controlled environment and plastic greenhouse) and cased. The cycle was 120 days. Yield and precocity data were evaluated in a factorial combination (5 soil types 92 cultivation environments) and 8 replications. The results showed low yields when cultivated in a controlled room (1.55 kg of mushrooms per box) and yield values of different soils ranged between 1.61 and 1.88 kg of mushrooms per box. The precocity values of the different soils and environments ranged between 62 and 51% in the first 50 days of production. The various soil types did not differ statistically for yield values (kg) and the plastic greenhouse provided higher yields. The texture of the different soils and environment directly influenced precocity in A. blazei yield.

Yield, polysaccharides content and antioxidant properties of the mushroom Agaricus subrufescens produced on different substrates based on selected agricultural wastes

“…Zied et al (2010Zied et al ( , 2011 reported similar long cropping period (120 days). Some researchers thought that a long cropping period would increase energetic costs as well as the risk of weed molds development (Wang et al, 2008).…”

Using of Appropriated Strains in the Practice of Compost Supplementation for Agaricus subrufescens Production

“…Spawns of each strain were produced on sterile sorghum-based substrate (Sorghum bicolor) supplemented with gypsum (160 g kg −1 ) and lime (20 g kg −1 ). All preparation and sterilization procedures were done in accordance with Zied et al (2010Zied et al ( , 2014b.…”

Tolerance to Lecanicillium fungicola and yield of Agaricus bisporus strains used in Brazil

“…Mushroom tissue was used to generate mycelium, followed by proliferation on triticale grain according to Zied et al (2010a). These 15 strains were cultivated in two different controlled chambers (with and without conidial suspension) and also used in vitro trials for fungicide application.…”

“…The same compost batch was used in experiment 1 and 2. Eight kg of compost was inoculated with 80 g of the respective spawn strains of A. bisporus (prepared as in Zied et al, 2010a), placed into a plastic box and pressed. The compost was incubated at 25 • C for 15 days.…”