Studies on fruitbody production of naturally occurring species of Agaricus in A.bisporus compost

E. ALBERTÓ

Indian Journal of Micology and Plant Pathology

Udaipur: Society of Micology and Plant Pathology

Año: 1995 vol. 25 p. 266 - 269

0303-4097

Strains of naturally occurring species of  Agaricus, namely A. bisporus, A. campestris, A. fiardii, A. niverscens, A. pampeanus, and A. pseudoargentinus were grown on A. bisporus compost. All strains grew well on sterile wheat grains, allowing optimum spawn production. Colonization of compost took between 11 and 18 days after spawning. Casing depth did not produce any effect in fruitbody production of naturally occurring species. Spaw run after casing was slower and reached the surface in about 13 days. Only A. bisporus and A. pseudoargentinus produced fruit bodies. A. pseudoargentinus produced pin-heads after 42 days of casing and developed fruitbodies at 18°C but with low yield. Agaricus, namely A. bisporus, A. campestris, A. fiardii, A. niverscens, A. pampeanus, and A. pseudoargentinus were grown on A. bisporus compost. All strains grew well on sterile wheat grains, allowing optimum spawn production. Colonization of compost took between 11 and 18 days after spawning. Casing depth did not produce any effect in fruitbody production of naturally occurring species. Spaw run after casing was slower and reached the surface in about 13 days. Only A. bisporus and A. pseudoargentinus produced fruit bodies. A. pseudoargentinus produced pin-heads after 42 days of casing and developed fruitbodies at 18°C but with low yield.