Full Length Research Paper

Effect of using different lignocellulosic wastes for cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm. on mushroom yield, chemical composition and nutritional value

Abdurrahman Dundar¹*, Hilal Acay¹  and Abdunnasir Yildiz²

¹Department of Biology, Science Institute of Dicle University, TR 21280-Diyarbakir, Turkey.

²Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Dicle University, TR 21280-Diyarbakir, Turkey.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: anzdundar@gmail.com.

Accepted 5 December, 2008

In this study, the mushroom yield, chemical composition and nutritional value of Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm. cultivated in wheat stalk (WS), millet stalk (MS), soybean stalk (SS) and cotton stalk (CS) were determined. Fresh mushroom yield amounts (100 g of substrate, 70% moisture) obtained from WS, CS, MS and SS substrate media were 17.9, 14.3, 22.7 and 31.5 g, respectively. Samples of mushroom cultivated on different culture mediums were analysed for protein, energy, ash, fat, dietary fibre, carbohydrate, moisture, vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, pyridoxin and niacin) and amino acid contents.

Key words: Pleurotus ostreatus, amino acid, chemical composition, nutritional value, lignocellulosic wastes.