Bioconversion of Agro-Waste to Product of Bio-protein via Cultivation of Edible Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus eryngii
Abstract This study investigated the potentiality of utilizing some local Agro-wastes (lignocellulose) in Iraq as growing Substrate to product edible oyster mushroom Pleurotus eryngii. Biological process of cultivation and Production edible mushrooms on sold state fermentation its considering a biotechnology Product of Bio-protein or myco-protein, so we used nine substrate combinations (nine Treatment) from plant residues which were Three main substrate (Date palm wastes, Corn cobs and Common reed) and two type of enrichments Supplement (Rice husks and Corn seeds husks) and Without Supplement (control) included, this Experimental data were analyzed using One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), according to a completely randomized design (CRD) and Tukey’s test P 0.05. The less period of crop cycle (day) which in T7 and T8 (30.33, 31.67 day) when T2 (Corn cobs 100%), T1 (Date palm waste 100%), T7 (Date palm waste 80%+Corn husks 20%) and T8 (Corn cobs 80%+Corn husks 20%) gave the maximum mushroom yield reached 293.0 280.7, 268.7 and 264.0 g kg-1 substrate Sequentially and this yield was significantly different to those found from the other substrate combinations. Bioeffeincy Significant different compared with other combination substrate.