title: Yield of four Agaricus bisporus strains in three compost formulations and chemical composition analyses of the mushrooms.
abstract: Three compost formulations, consisting of two varieties of Cynodom dactylon (L.) Pers. (Coast-cross and Tyfton) and oat (Avena sativa) straw were tested for the cultivation of A. bisporus strains ABI-01/01, ABI-04/02, ABI-05/03, and ABI-06/04. A completely randomized experimental design in a factorial scheme was adopted, with 12 treatments (4 A. bisporus strains × 3 types of compost) and 8 replicates. Each experimental unit corresponded to one box containing 12 - 12.5 kg fresh wet compost. The data were submitted to analysis of variance and the means were compared by Tukey test. According to the results, productivity of mushrooms was influenced by strain and/or compost type. It was also verified that crude protein, ash, and crude fiber contents in the mushroom varied with A. bisporus strain and straw used in the formulation of the compost.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Pesquisas em Produtos Florestais , Manaus, AM , Brasil.
authors.forename: Meire Cristina Nogueira
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Diego Cunha
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Zied
authors.forename: Marli Teixeira
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: de Almeida Minhoni
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopytowski Filho
keywords: Agaricus bisporus; nutritional composition; productivity; strains; straw
references.citation: Bioresour Technol. 2001 Mar;77(1):65-9
references.pmid: 11211077
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references.pmid: 11325552