title: Effect of Color of Light Emitting Diode on Development of Fruit Body in Hypsizygus marmoreus.
abstract: This study was conducted to identify a suitable color of light for development of the fruit body in Hypsizygus marmoreus. To accomplish this, samples were irradiated with blue (475 nm), green (525 nm), yellow (590 nm), or red (660 nm) light emitting diodes (LEDs) to induce the formation of fruiting bodies after mycelia growth. The diameter and thickness of the pileus and length of stipes in samples subjected to blue LED treatment were similar to those of subjected to fluorescent light (control), and the lengths of the stipes were highest in response to treatment with the red LED and darkness. The commercial yields of plants subjected to blue and green LED treatment were similar to those of the control. In conclusion, cultivation of H. marmoreus coupled with exposure to blue LED is useful for inducing high quality fruit bodies as well as higher levels of ergosterol, DPPH radical scavenging activity, total polyphenol content and reducing power.
authors.affiliation: Mushroom Research Institute, Gyeonggido Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Gwangju 464-87, Korea.
authors.forename: Myoung-Jun
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Yun-Hae
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Cheol
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Seong-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Han-Mo
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Koo
keywords: Ergosterol; Light; Light emitting diodes; Mushroom