Abstract
The growth of Pleurotus ostreatus sp. ‘florida’ on cotton and wheat straw supplemented with cotton straw water extract was examined. It was found that degradation of cotton straw was superior to that of wheat straw and that addition of water extract of cotton straw increased the degradation of wheat straw. The growth enhancing effect of this water extract could be eliminated by prior treatment of the straw with polar solvents such as methanol or water but not with non-polar solvents. After separation using preparative thin layer chromotography, a biologically active fraction was isolated. This fraction's spectrum had a sodium methoxide shift characteristic of flavonones and dihydroxyflavonols.
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