Effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea

In mushroom cultivation, acute gamma radiation can be used and studied to improve the production of its fruiting body. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of gamma radiation on the mycelial growth and production of the fruiting body of Volvariella volvacea (Bull.) Si...

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Main Authors: Fisol, Fatin Nabilah, Abdullah, Sumaiyah, Mohamad, Azhar, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Misran, Azizah, Salim, Sabiha, Azhar, Badrul
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Published: Friends Science Publishers 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101098/
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author Fisol, Fatin Nabilah
Abdullah, Sumaiyah
Mohamad, Azhar
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Misran, Azizah
Salim, Sabiha
Azhar, Badrul
author_facet Fisol, Fatin Nabilah
Abdullah, Sumaiyah
Mohamad, Azhar
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Misran, Azizah
Salim, Sabiha
Azhar, Badrul
author_sort Fisol, Fatin Nabilah
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description In mushroom cultivation, acute gamma radiation can be used and studied to improve the production of its fruiting body. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of gamma radiation on the mycelial growth and production of the fruiting body of Volvariella volvacea (Bull.) Singer. The mycelia were exposed to gamma radiation at various doses: 0 (control), 300, 600, 900, 1200 and 1500 Gy. The irradiated mycelial growth rate was recorded on potato dextrose agar (PDA) and spawning substrate. The spawn was then produced by inoculating the treated mycelia on paddy straw and subsequently cultivated on an empty fruit bunch to compare the production. The result showed no significant difference in mycelial growth rate on wheat, the number of mushrooms, and mushroom weight between control and treatments of 300, 600 and 900 Gy. However, there was the presence of hairy structures on the fruiting bodies of V. volvacea in all spawns with irradiated mycelia and the production of clustered fruiting bodies from spawns treated with 1200 Gy observed. The effect of treatments on the texture of fruiting bodies was insignificant. Although acute gamma radiation did not significantly increase the production of V. volvacea compared to the control treatment, there were morphological changes observed on the V. volvacea fruiting body which can be studied further.
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spelling upm-1010982023-06-17T23:28:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101098/ Effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea Fisol, Fatin Nabilah Abdullah, Sumaiyah Mohamad, Azhar Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud Misran, Azizah Salim, Sabiha Azhar, Badrul In mushroom cultivation, acute gamma radiation can be used and studied to improve the production of its fruiting body. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of gamma radiation on the mycelial growth and production of the fruiting body of Volvariella volvacea (Bull.) Singer. The mycelia were exposed to gamma radiation at various doses: 0 (control), 300, 600, 900, 1200 and 1500 Gy. The irradiated mycelial growth rate was recorded on potato dextrose agar (PDA) and spawning substrate. The spawn was then produced by inoculating the treated mycelia on paddy straw and subsequently cultivated on an empty fruit bunch to compare the production. The result showed no significant difference in mycelial growth rate on wheat, the number of mushrooms, and mushroom weight between control and treatments of 300, 600 and 900 Gy. However, there was the presence of hairy structures on the fruiting bodies of V. volvacea in all spawns with irradiated mycelia and the production of clustered fruiting bodies from spawns treated with 1200 Gy observed. The effect of treatments on the texture of fruiting bodies was insignificant. Although acute gamma radiation did not significantly increase the production of V. volvacea compared to the control treatment, there were morphological changes observed on the V. volvacea fruiting body which can be studied further. Friends Science Publishers 2022-01-30 Article PeerReviewed Fisol, Fatin Nabilah and Abdullah, Sumaiyah and Mohamad, Azhar and Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud and Misran, Azizah and Salim, Sabiha and Azhar, Badrul (2022) Effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology, 27 (1). 53 - 59. ISSN 1560–8530; ESSN: 1814–9596 http://www.fspublishers.org/html_issue.php?i_id=41727 10.17957/IJAB/15.1898
spellingShingle Fisol, Fatin Nabilah
Abdullah, Sumaiyah
Mohamad, Azhar
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Misran, Azizah
Salim, Sabiha
Azhar, Badrul
Effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea
title Effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea
title_full Effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea
title_fullStr Effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea
title_full_unstemmed Effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea
title_short Effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea
title_sort effect of different doses of acute gamma radiation on the cultivation of volvariella volvacea
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101098/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101098/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101098/