Effects of Sake Lees on the Cultivation of the Wild Strain of Pleurotus ostreatus

Abstract

We have examined the artificial cultivation of a strain of Pleurotus ostreatus designated as W0351. This strain has high productivity and is easy to cultivate because of its rapid growth. Sake lees was an effective spawning substrate for promoting mycelial growth. The time required for spawn running to the first flash was 10 days, and the yield was 12.0g and 34.3% on the moistened media (35g) that contained beech wood sawdust that was supplemented with wheat bran and sake lees.