African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 6 (24), pp. 2855-2859, 17 December 2007   

ISSN 1684–5315 © 2007 Academic Journals        

Full Length Research Paper

Cultivation of Agaricus bisporus on wheat straw and waste tea leaves based composts and locally available casing materials Part III: Dry matter, protein, and carbohydrate contents of Agaricus bisporus

Mehmet Colak^1*, Ergun Baysal¹, Hakan Simsek¹, Hilmi Toker¹, Ferah Yilmaz²

¹Mugla University, Faculty of Technical Education , Kotekli, 48000, Mugla, Turkey

²Mugla University, Mushroom Research Center, Kotekli, 48000, Mugla, Turkey

*Corresponding author. E-mail: memetcolak@yahoo.co.uk or cmehmet@mu.edu.tr. Tel: +90-252-2111715; Fax: +90-252-2238511.

Accepted 19 October, 2007

This study was performed to determine the effects of composts and casing materials on dry matter, protein, and carbohydrate contents of the fruit bodies of Agaricus bisporus. Results showed that dry matter of A. bisporus cultivated on peats was remarkably higher than cultivated on other casing materials No significant differences were found among casing soil groups in terms of protein content cultivated on wheat straw. But, there were significant differences between casing soil groups in terms of protein content cultivated on waste tea leaves. Carbohydrate content of A. bisporus on peats was higher than those of other casing materials.

Key words: Wheat straw, waste tea leaves, dry matter, protein, carbohydrate.