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Nutrient Requirements And Environmental Conditions For The Cultivation Of The Medicinal Mushroom Lentinula Edodes Berk. In Ghana

Journal: International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research (Vol.3, No. 12)

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Page : 44-50

Keywords : Keywords Lentinula edodes; Shiitake mycelial; mushroom; Lentinan; lectin;

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The optimum nutrient and environmental growth conditions of three strains of Lentinula edodes Le 75 Le P and Quagu were investigated for their ability to grow under different temperatures on some selected natural media at different light durations as well as different acidities. Temperatures investigated ranged from 16oC to 30 oC. Optimal temperature for the development of all the three strains of L. edodes was at 25oC. The five selected natural media were maize rice millet sorghum meal agar and potatoes dextrose agar. The best mycelial growth on natural media was recorded on sorghum meal agar. The mycelia growth rates were also investigated under light durations. The best growth of L. edodes was in constant 24 hrs darkness for all the three strains and the differences between them were significant P2688040.05. Mycelial filaments were relatively dense when it was incubated in alternating shifts of darklight conditions this showed that light is an important factor in the mycelial characteristics of this fungus. This baseline data obtained on these parameters is necessary for the cultivation of Lentinula edodes in Ghana as it is being introduced into the country for the first time.

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