Philippine agricultural corn cob wastes as alternative spawning materials for three Pleurotus species

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Pleurotus corn cobs spawn sweet corn glutinous corn yellow corn

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Tolentino, J. J.
Faculty, Biology Unit, Curriculum and Instructions Division, Philippine Science High School-Central Luzon Campus, Lily Hill, Clark Freeport Zone 2009 Philippines, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, 3120 Philippines
Kalaw, S. P.
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, 3120 Philippines, Center for Tropical Mushroom Research and Development, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, 3120 Philippine

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In the pursuit of finding cheaper but efficient materials for spawn production, agricultural wastes such as corn cobs were utilized as carriers of mycelia instead of common grains. Cobs of sweet corn cobs, glutinous corn, and yellow corn were evaluated as possible spawning materials for the mother culture of Pleurotus pulmonarius, Pleurotus florida, and Pleurotus sajor-caju. Among the three varieties of corn cobs tested, sweet corn cob was found to be the best spawning material for Pleurotus species with the shortest incubation period, 10.40 days for P. pulmonarius; 10.20 days for P. florida, and 10.60 days for P. sajor-caju. These species of Pleurotus had luxuriant mycelial growth, with very thick mycelial density recorded on sweet corn cobs. This is a benchmark study in the utilization of three corn varieties as efficient spawning materials for the mother culture of three Pleurotus species.

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Tolentino, J. J., & Kalaw, S. P. (2019). Philippine agricultural corn cob wastes as alternative spawning materials for three Pleurotus species. International Journal of Agricultural Technology, 15(6), 1033–1038. retrieved from https://li04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJAT/article/view/8376
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Vol. 15 No. 6 (2019): November
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Original Study
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