Journal of Taiwan Agricultural Research

Author:Jin-Tong Chen*, Wei-Sung Li and Kaun-Tzer Wu

Abstract:

    Coprinus comatus, also known as the shaggy ink cap or shaggy mane mushroom, is the type species of the genus Coprinus, in the Agaricaceae. It is a saprophytic and edible fungus. CC1 and CC2 strains of C. comatus were cultivated separately on rice straw compost consisting of 80% rice straw and 20% chicken manure or sawdust medium consisting of 35% barley flour, 15% rice bran and 50% sawdust. When cultured on sawdust medium, the biological efficiency and mushroom yield produced by CC1 strain were higher than those produced by CC2 strain. However, when cultivated on rice straw compost, the biological efficiency and mushroom yield produced by CC2 strain were higher than those produced by CC1 strain. Our results also showed that casing with peat moss was better than casing with field soil in increasing the mushroom yield. When casing depth was 0 cm, no primordia were formed. The casing depth of 3.0 cm was better than that of 1.5 or 4.5 cm in mushroom yield, biological efficiency and production efficiency for both rice straw compost and sawdust medium. For the cultivation of C. comatus, the plastic bag which contained bigger growing area for fruiting was better than plastic bottle in mushroom yield, biological efficiency and production efficiency.

Key words:Coprinus comatus, Compost, Sawdust, Casing, Fruiting

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