STUDIES ON PLEUROTUS-OSTREATUS (JACQ, EX FR.) KUM. VAR. SALIGNUS (PERS. EX FR.) KONR. ET MAUBL - CULTIVATION, PROXIMATE COMPOSITION, ORGANIC AND MINERAL-COMPOSITION OF CARPOPHORES

This study was conducted on the growth and cultivation of Pleurotus os treatus var. salignus on local cellulosic wastes. The highest and lowe st yields for 100 g material (70% moisture) were obtained with peanut straw (24.8 g) and with sorghum straw (11.3 g), respectively. Protein, pilus/stip, sporophore weight, % dry material, N and C in highest amo unts were obtained with peanut straw. The lowest mushroom weight and p ilus/stip ratio were obtained with sorghum, whereas the lowest protein , N and dry material weight were obtained with wheat straw. In all the P. ostreatus var. salignus cultivated on peanut and sorghum straw, th e most abundant nutrients were protein, potassium and carbon. These re sults are discussed in relation to the prospect of cultivating P. ostr eatus var. salignus in Diyarbakir, Turkey. (C) 1998 Published by Elsev ier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.