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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Supplementation in mushroom crops and its impact on yield and quality

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Author(s):
Carrasco, Jaime [1] ; Zied, Diego C. [2] ; Pardo, Jose E. [3] ; Preston, Gail M. [1] ; Pardo-Gimenez, Arturo [4]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Plant Sci, S Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3RB - England
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Campus Dracena, BR-17900000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Castilla La Mancha, ETSIAM, Campus Univ S-N, Albacete 02071 - Spain
[4] Ctr Invest Expt & Serv Champinon, Quintanar Del Rey, Cuenca - Spain
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Review article
Source: AMB EXPRESS; v. 8, SEP 18 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 6
Abstract

Mushroom supplementation is an agronomic process which consists of the application of nutritional amendments to the substrates employed for mushroom cultivation. Different nitrogen and carbohydrate rich supplements have been evaluated in crops with a substantial impact on mushroom yield and quality; however, there is still controversy regarding the nutritional requirements of mushrooms and the necessity for the development of new commercial additives. The addition of external nutrients increases the productivity of some low-yielding mushroom varieties, and therefore is a useful tool for the industry to introduce new commercially viable varieties. Spent mushroom compost is a waste material that could feasibly be recycled as a substrate to support a new commercially viable crop cycle when amended with supplements. On the other hand, a new line of research based on the use of mushroom growth promoting microorganisms is rising above the horizon to supplement the native microbiota, which appears to cover nutritional deficiencies. Several supplements employed for the cultivated mushrooms and their agronomic potential in terms of yield and quality are reviewed in this paper as a useful guide to evaluate the nutritional requirements of the crop and to design new formulas for commercial supplementation. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/15306-3 - Techniques and processes in mushrooming: supplementation of compost and utilization of spent mushroom in the agriculture
Grantee:Diego Cunha Zied
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants