Composting period of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) suitable as substrate for Volvariella volvacea mushroom production
Mushroom has been considered as a vital food resource and has been regards to have many medicinal properties that can help to boost the human health and act as alternative food resource in some area of the world. The cultivation of the mushroom has been intensive and many methods have been disco...
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| Format: | Project Paper Report |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84886/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84886/1/FH%202019%2068%20IR.pdf |
| Summary: | Mushroom has been considered as a vital food resource and has been
regards to have many medicinal properties that can help to boost the human
health and act as alternative food resource in some area of the world. The
cultivation of the mushroom has been intensive and many methods have
been discovered to increase the yield of the mushroom. In Malaysia, the
cultivation of V. volvacea are done using palm oil empty fruit bunch (EFB) as
the substrate. The research objective is to determine the effect of composting
period on V. volvacea mushroom production and determine the suitable
composting condition. This research was carried out in Hutan Simpan Ayer
Hitam located at Puchong, Selangor. The V. volvacea was grown on the EFB
bed with respective composting period, 6, 9 and 12 day. The microclimate
data was recorded during 6, 9 and 12 days composting period. Then, the
mushroom yield was observed and recorded for 30 days period of harvesting.
This research found that different composting period did not have significant
impact on the production of mushroom in terms of weight and number of
mushroom produced during harvesting. In conclusion, the composting period
6, 9 and 12 days achieved suitable condition of temperature, pH and
moisture content for the microorganism to thrive and provide suitable
compost for the mushroom to grow. |
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