Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Woo-Sik Jo 1*, Young-Hyun Rew 1, Jong-Su Kim 1, So-Deuk Park 1, Soon-Ja Seok 2 and Hee-Young Jung 3
1Department of Agricultural Environment, Gyeongbuk Agricultural Technology Administration, Daegu 702-320, Korea
2Division of Applied Microbiology, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea
3School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
Correspondence to jowoosik@yahoo.co.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June 30, 2008, 36(1):22-25.
https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2008.36.1.022
(Received May 9, 2008. Accepted May 28, 2008)
Published: June 30, 2008.
© The Korean Society of Mycology
Pleurotus eryngii is by far the best tasting oyster mushroom, well deserving of the title, the King Oyster. Popular in Europe, this stout, thickly fleshed mushroom, is one of the largest species in the genus. The effects of addition of crab shell to sawdust substrate for the growth of P. eryngii were investigated. Dried crab shell used in this study contained 55.2% C, 3.74% N, 5.57% P2O5, 6.44% Ca, and pH 6.9. The addition of 1% crab shell (v/v) increased the yield of the mushroom fruit-body by 34% comparing control (sawdust 80, rice bran 20; v/v), 0.03% CaO content of 1% crab shell treatment was higher than 0.01% CaO of control and period of primordia formation was similar regardless of the treatments.
Additive, Crab shell, Pleurotus eryngii, Sawdust substrate