Sk. Vats et al., LANTANA-CAMARA L - A LIGNOCELLULOSIC SUBSTRATE FOR CULTIVATION OF PLEUROTUS SAJOR-CAJU, Bioresource technology, 48(1), 1994, pp. 49-52
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25
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels","Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology",Agriculture
Lantana was used as the sole substrate for oyster mushroom (Pleurotus
sajor caju) cultivation. Colonization was more copious, but bio-conver
sion was lower, on sterilized lantana than on wheat straw, the mushroo
m yields on substrate dry-weight basis being 36% and 54.8%, respective
ly. The mushrooms produced on lantana were free of lantadene A, the pu
tative hepatotoxin in lantana foliage, and were non-toxic to guinea pi
gs.