UTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS AS SUBSTRATES FOR CULTIVATION OF EDIBLE MUSHROOM Pleurotus

Authors

  • Ma. Esther Ortega-Cerrilla

Keywords:

Pleurotus ostreatus, ruminants, agroindustrial by-products, lignin, edible mushrooms

Abstract

Agricultural by-products are used to feed ruminants. Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin are the main components of these by-products. Lignin is not degraded in the rumen but it can be metabolized by some aerobic organisms, like Basidiomicets mushrooms, through their phenoloxidase enzymes. The culture of edible mushrooms like Pleurotus, using agricultural by-products as substrate, is an alternative to produce food of high biological value at low cost. After harvesting the mushrooms, the lignin content of the by-products is reduced and can be used as food for ruminants.

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Published

31-12-1996

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 (1996): 1996-oct-dic

Section

Essays

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