title: Delignification of Wheat Straw by Pleurotus spp. under Mushroom-Growing Conditions.
abstract: Pleurotus sajor-caju, P. sapidus, P. cornucopiae, and P. ostreatus mushrooms were produced on unsupplemented wheat straw. The yield of mushrooms averaged 3.6% (dry-weight basis), with an average 18% straw weight loss. Lignin losses (average, 11%) were lower than cellulose (20%) and hemicellulose (50%) losses. The cellulase digestibility of the residual straw after mushroom harvest was generally lower than that of the original straw. It does not appear feasible to simultaneously produce Pleurotus mushrooms and a highly delignified residue from wheat straw.
authors.affiliation: Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X1, and Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0W9.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Coxworth