Abstract
The effectiveness of organic media as sources of nutrients on soil fertility, growth, and yield of mushroom (Pleurotus tubergium) was studied at Akure in the rainforest zone of Nigeria. The organic media were applied at 8 t/ha with an organo-mineral fertilizer medium as a reference material and unfertilized control treatment, replicated four times and arranged in a randomized complete block design. The result showed that the use of organic media increased significantly (P<0.05) crown width, stalk length, stalk girth, weight of fruiting bodies of mushroom and soil K, Ca, Mg, N, P, K, Ca, and O.M compared to the control treatment. Among the organic media, loamy soil had the highest values of mushroom crown width and weight of fruiting bodies relative to the others. However, the organo-mineral medium still had higher values of mushroom growth and yield than the soil organic media, but it may increase cost of production. For soil chemical composition, loamy soil treatment had the highest values of soil O.M and % N while oil palm bunch husk had the highest values of soil K, Ca, and Mg compared to other treatments. Wood ash treatment increased most the soil pH. In these experiments, loamy soil and soybean husk media applied at 8 t/ha were the most effective organic media for improving growth, yield of mushroom, and soil fertility.
Highlights
IntroductionMushroom belongs to the plant kingdom fungi, phylum Basidiomycetes, class Homobasidiomycetes and they are noted for producing fruiting bodies.There are millions of mushroom species in the world that grow in the wild forest and they are classified into two groups, namely, the edible mushroom and nonedible mushroom (toadstools) [1].The edible mushrooms such as Pleurotus species, Araucaria Auricate and Calvata cyathiteries commonly found in Nigeria are very rich in proteins, crude fibre, minerals, vitamins, and carbohydrates [2] while the nonedible mushrooms are poisonous which include Amanita photodiodes, Amanita verna, and Celeriac marginal.Bahl [3] reported that mushrooms have been found effective against cancer, cholesterol reduction, stress, insomnia, asthma, and diabetics
Mushroom belongs to the plant kingdom fungi, phylum Basidiomycetes, class Homobasidiomycetes and they are noted for producing fruiting bodies.There are millions of mushroom species in the world that grow in the wild forest and they are classified into two groups, namely, the edible mushroom and nonedible mushroom [1].The edible mushrooms such as Pleurotus species, Araucaria Auricate and Calvata cyathiteries commonly found in Nigeria are very rich in proteins, crude fibre, minerals, vitamins, and carbohydrates [2] while the nonedible mushrooms are poisonous which include Amanita photodiodes, Amanita verna, and Celeriac marginal.Bahl [3] reported that mushrooms have been found effective against cancer, cholesterol reduction, stress, insomnia, asthma, and diabetics
Loamy soil had the highest values of mushroom crown width and weight of fruiting bodies compared to poultry manure, rice bran, wood ash, bunch ash, saw dust, soybean husk, and oil palm bunch husk respectively
Summary
Mushroom belongs to the plant kingdom fungi, phylum Basidiomycetes, class Homobasidiomycetes and they are noted for producing fruiting bodies.There are millions of mushroom species in the world that grow in the wild forest and they are classified into two groups, namely, the edible mushroom and nonedible mushroom (toadstools) [1].The edible mushrooms such as Pleurotus species, Araucaria Auricate and Calvata cyathiteries commonly found in Nigeria are very rich in proteins, crude fibre, minerals, vitamins, and carbohydrates [2] while the nonedible mushrooms are poisonous which include Amanita photodiodes, Amanita verna, and Celeriac marginal.Bahl [3] reported that mushrooms have been found effective against cancer, cholesterol reduction, stress, insomnia, asthma, and diabetics. There are millions of mushroom species in the world that grow in the wild forest and they are classified into two groups, namely, the edible mushroom and nonedible mushroom (toadstools) [1]. The edible mushrooms such as Pleurotus species, Araucaria Auricate and Calvata cyathiteries commonly found in Nigeria are very rich in proteins, crude fibre, minerals, vitamins, and carbohydrates [2] while the nonedible mushrooms are poisonous which include Amanita photodiodes, Amanita verna, and Celeriac marginal. Hassan et al [5] emphasized that mushroom production could play an important role in managing farm organic wastes when agricultural and food processing byproducts were used as growing media for edible fungi
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