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Delignification of wheat straw by Pleurotus spp. under mushroom-growing conditions

Journal Article · · Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5692996
Pleurotus sajor-caju, P. sapidus, P. cornucopiae, and P. ostreatus mushrooms were produced on unsupplemented wheat straw. The yield of mushrooms averaged 3.6% (dry-weight basis), with an average 18% straw weight loss. Lignin losses (average, 11%) were lower than cellulose (20%) and hemicellulose (50%) losses. The cellulase digestibility of the residual straw after mushroom harvest was generally lower than that of the original straw. It does not appear feasible to simultaneously produce Pleurotus mushrooms and a highly delignified residue from wheat straw. (Refs. 24).
Research Organization:
Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N OX1; Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N OW9
OSTI ID:
5692996
Journal Information:
Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States) Vol. 53:6; ISSN AEMID
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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