ISSN 2375-1177
African Journal of Agriculture and Food Security ISSN 2375-1177 Vol. 8 (1), pp. 001-006, January, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Growth of Lentinus squarrosulus (M.) Singer on sawdust of different tropical tree species
Abbot O. Oghenekaro*, John A. Okhuoya and Emmanuel O. Akpaja
Mushroom Biology Unit, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Benin, P. M. B. 1154, Benin City, Nigeria.
Accepted 14 December, 2019
Abstract
Lentinus squarrosulus (Mont.) Singer was cultivated on the sawdust of five economic tropical tree spe-cies; Chlorophora excelsa, Celtis zenkeri, Guera cedrata, Nesogordenia papaverifera and Brachystegia, collected during processing at the sawmill. The highest yield of fruiting bodies (16.17 ± 1.25 g) was observed on B. nigerica sawdust supplemented with 1% CaCO3, 1% sugar and 20% wheat bran. The lowest yield (4.56 ± 1.84 g), was observed on N. papaverifera sawdust without supple-mentation. The results of this study demonstrate that L. squarrosulus mushroom did not show any particular trend with increase in supplementation level. The study underscores the need for guided use of sawdust types along with the required appropriate supplements.
Key words: Agro-industrial waste, bioconversion, cultivation, edible mushroom, sawmill waste.