Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Comparison of Shiitake Productivity in Sawdust Media According to the use of Sawdust, Plug-shaped and Liquid Spawn

Division of Wood Chemistry and Microbiology, Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul 130-712, Korea

Correspondence to bonghun90@naver.com

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December 31, 2006, 34(2):79-83.
https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2006.34.2.079
(Received September 29, 2006)
Published: December 31, 2006.
Copyright © 2006 by The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

This study was made to investigate the difference of the shiitake productivity according to the use of sawdust, plug-shaped and liquid spawn. Contamination of medium was confirmed by eye. There was no contamination in the liquid spawn treatment. And, contamination rates in the sawdust spawn and plug-shaped spawn were 6.7%, respectively. Productivity of fruit-bodies was 725.1 g from sawdust spawn, 726.2 g from plug-shaped spawn and 573.9 g from liquid spawn until 3rd flushing of fruit-bodies. The number of fruit-bodies was 57.4 per medium of sawdust spawn, 64.3 plug-shaped spawn and 45.1 liquid spawn. At yield per medium, the percentage of media producing over 1,000 g was 13% in plug-shaped spawn and 7% in liquid spawn. However, there was no medium producing over 1,000 g of fruit-bodies in sawdust spawn. Fruit-bodies of 600~900 g were yielded from 79% of sawdust spawn treatment, 53% plug-shaped spawn and 33% liquid spawn treatment. When compared the productivity of fruit-bodies, liquid spawn treatment appeared lower than sawdust spawn and plug-shaped spawn treatment at 1st flushing, but appeared higher than the others at 2nd and 3rd flushing.

Keywords

Liquid spawn, Plug-shaped spawn, Productivity, Sawdust spawn, Shiitake

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