The present study was an attempt on commercialization of shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes). For spawn production, the additive CaCo significantly enhanced the mycelial growth and basidiocarp 3 formation. The substrate Ill-filled paddy with additive CaCO enhanced the browning of mycelia (16.40 days), 3 basidiocarp formation (51.80 days), yield (360.70 g/kg) and biological efficiency (36.07 per...

Tempeh products made from soybeans and from combinations of soybeans with ground-nuts and sunflower seed at ratios of 52:48 and 46:54 respectively were tested for their appearance, texture, aroma, flavour, and over-all acceptability. In addition, tempeh was prepared with and without the addition of bakla (Vicia faba) to soybeans in various ratios to obtain a tempeh of acceptable quality and nut...

Absorption of Radioactive Phosphorus by Mycorrhizal Roots of Pine: Paul J. Kramer and Karl M. WiWbur ............. A Qualitative Analysis of the Amino Acids in Royal Jelly: John J. Pratt, Jr. and Howard L. House ... The Effect of 7-Ketocholesterol on the Rabbit: R.H.Cox andE. Y. Spencer .......................... Survey of Chinese Drugs for Presence of Antibacterial Substances: H. Zanyin Gaw an...

The aim of the study presented here is to contribute to knowledge about how the Montado supports ‘new’ rural functions, connected to leisure and recreation activities, and how these can be improved. The Montado is an agrosilvopastoral system dominant in Southern Portugal. Due to its various types of uses, the Montado is recognizedly a multifunctional landscape, though future management conditio...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different levels of osmotic pretreatments prior to drying and different drying methods on nutritional quality of dried mushroom slices. The experiment consisted of sun, solar, and oven drying after dipping the slices in salt solutions of 5 and 10% concentrations for 50 minutes, the control being untreated mushroom sample. Significant differenc...

Soil and surface water contamination by used lubricating oil is a common occurrence in most developing countries. This has been shown to have harmful effects on the environment and human beings at large. Bioremediation can be an alternative green technology for remediation of such hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Bioremediation of soil contaminated with 5% and 15% (w/w) used lubricating oil and a...

The common split-gilled mushroom Schizophyllum commune is found throughout the world on woody substrates. This study addresses the dispersal and population structure of this fungal species by studying the phylogeny and evolutionary dynamics of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) spacer regions. Extensive sampling (n = 195) of sequences of the intergenic spacer region (IGS1) revealed a large number of unique h...

The objective of the study is to screen the phytochemicals which are the dependable sources for the treatment of different health problems. The present study aims to investigate the preliminary phytochemical screening using four different extracts of the mushroom Pleurotus sajor caju (Fries) Sing. Belonging to the family polyporaceae. Both cold and hot aqueous and silver nanoparticles extracts ...

We have undertaken the purification of mushroom tyrosinase to obtain homogeneous enzyme for a study of its mechanism, which is unknown. Purified mushroom tyrosinases have already been reported (l-9). Some of these preparations were homogeneous, or almost homogeneous, by either electrophoresis or ultracentrifugation; one was homogeneous by both criteria (3, 9). However, there are discrepancies a...

Spent mushroom compost (SMC) of Pleurotus pulmonarius (an edible fungus) was used as soil conditioner for the improvement of growth of four common Nigerian vegetables (Abelmoschus esculentus, Lycopersicum esculentum, Capsicum annum and Capsicum chinense). The results of these investigations showed that the vegetables responded well to the SMC treatment. Each of them attained its best growth and...