About Lesson
Some facts about Mushroom
Meat vegetable: Mushroom (1970/71)
- 3 recommended varieties of mushroom in Nepal.
i) Button mushroom: Agaricus bisporus
ii) Oyster mushroom: Pleurotus sajor caju
iii) Paddy straw mushroom: Volvoriella volvacea
- Mushroom protein: Lysine (not present in vegetable), Tryptophan
- The digestibility of mushroom protein is about 72-83 %.
- Reproduction in mushroom occurs by spores (basidiospores).
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Mushroom Species |
Temperature for mycelium development |
Mushroom production |
Relative humidity |
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range |
optimum |
range |
optimum |
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Agaricus bisporus |
1-320C |
20-250 c |
10-20 0 |
14-18 0 |
80-90 % |
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Pleurotus sajor-caju |
18-30 0c |
20-26 0 |
20-28 0 |
250 |
80-85 % |
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Volvoriella volvacea |
20-40 0c |
25-30 0 |
30-400 |
20-30 0 |
80-85 % |