title: Effect of cultivation practices on the β-glucan content of Agaricus subrufescens basidiocarps.
abstract: The present work aimed to assess the effect of the following treatments on the medicinal potential (β-glucan content) and agronomical performance (yield) of Agaricus subrufescens: five different fungal strains, three cultivation substrates (compost), four casing layers, and four cultivation environments. Two experiments were performed, and the results indicate that the greatest contribution to the variation in β-glucan content was the strain (35.8%), followed by the casing layer (34.5%), the cultivation environment (15.7%), and the type of compost (9.9%). On the other hand the variation in yield was affected most by the cultivation environment (82.1%), followed by the strain (81.3%), casing layer (49.1%), and compost type (15.2%). These findings underscore the importance of developing a production protocol that employs specific cultivation practices for improving mushroom yield as well as β-glucan content.
authors.affiliation: Faculdades Integradas de Bauru (FIB), Rua Rodolfina Dias Domingues 11, Jardim Ferraz, 17056-100 Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diego Cunha
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Zied
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pardo Giménez
authors.forename: Jose Emilio
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Pardo González
authors.forename: Eustáquio Souza
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Maiara Andrade
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Marli Teixeira de Almeida
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Minhoni
mesh_terms: D000364:Agaricus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development*; D000383:Agriculture / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D048690:Fruiting Bodies, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D012987:Soil; D047071:beta-Glucans
keywords: almond mushroom; compost; medicinal potential; strain; yield