- NOTE
- Published:
Cultivation of Pleurotus eryngii on umbrella plant (Cyperus alternifolius) substrate
Journal of Wood Science volume 50, pages 466–469 (2004)
Abstract
Mycelial growth and mushroom yields of three strains of Pleurotus eryngii produced on wheat bran-supplemented umbrella plant (Cyperus alternifolius) substrate were assessed using surface brightness, bromophenol blue color reactions, ergosterol and glucosamine contents, and water potential as indicators of strain performance. Mycelial growth was 31%–46% greater, depending on strain, on the umbrella plant substrate compared with the mushroom industry standard sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) substrate. Mushroom yields on the first flush were 20%–23% higher, depending on strain, on the plastic bottle-contained umbrella plant substrate. However, yields on the second break were lower from the umbrella plant substrate. Because many growers in Japan only harvest one flush, production of P. eryngii on umbrella plant substrate may offer commercial producers an alternative basal ingredient to diminishing supplies of sugi sawdust.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Part of this report was presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Gifu, April 2002.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Ohga, S., Royse, D. Cultivation of Pleurotus eryngii on umbrella plant (Cyperus alternifolius) substrate. J Wood Sci 50, 466–469 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-003-0574-2
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-003-0574-2