Cultivation of Flammulina velutipes and Pleurotus ostreatus in Sawdust-based Media on which Water Extracts from Siberian Larch Wood was Sprinkled

Abstract

Cultivating Flammulina velutipes and Pleurotus ostreatus in bottles with sawdust-based media on which the surface was sprinkled with KWE (Water extracts from Siberian larch wood), the utilization of KWE for cultivation of edible mushrooms was investigated. For the cultivation ofF. velutipes, KWE 4 g (the inoculationhole was filled and the surface of the media was completely and thickly covered with KWE) was effective from the viewpoint of fruit-body yield. For P. ostreatus, KWE 2 g (the surface of the media was thinly covered with KWE) was effective from the viewpoint of days required for fruit-body formation. With the media on which the surface was sprinkled with KWE, the fruit-body yield was increased by 10% as compared with the control (No-sprinkling). Therefore, it is considered as an effective procedure for mushroom cultivation.