Using food residues (potato peels) as an alternative to potato dextrose agar in the growth of edible food fungi

Due to the great importance of edible fungi, their rapid life cycle, and possibility production throughout year, cultivation has become a vital resource that many countries depend on in pursuit economic growth food security. The present study aimed devise local nutrient media for primary mycelium nine species fungi belonging Pleurotus eryngii , floridanus ostreatus (white strain) Agaricus heterocystis bispous (brown strain ), strain), Lentinula edodesstrain No. 1, edodes 2, Flammulina velutipe (yellow using culture inoculation reproduction fungi. Different natural materials used this purpose involved potato peels concentration ranging from 5 20 g/ L compared with commercial medium Potato Dextrose Agar at rate 39 g/Land according manufacturer's instructions. also focused effect physical factors such as temperature pH fungal mycelium. results showed prepared g/L 10 concentrations achieved best studied Peptone (PDA). increase was attributed nutrients because it contained effective necessary compounds addition ease absorption consumption be ready agricultural or any other type not previously been PDA.