Research on the Formula of Agrocybe aegerita Cultivated with Mulberry Wood Chips
Mulberry trees are widely planted in China,and the branches pruned every year are under-utilised.The cellulose,hemicellulose,lignin and other components contained in the wood chips of mulberry branches are just the ideal substrate raw ma-terials for the growth of edible fungi.To study the effects of different mulberry twig wood chips additions on the mycelial growth status,fruiting body yield,morphology,biological efficiency and economic benefits of tea tree mushrooms(Agrocybe aegerita),and to provide a theoretical basis for the application of new cultivation substrates.Agrocybe aegerita were used as test material for the cultivation experiment at different additions of mulberry wood chips at 20%,40%,60%and 80%,with no addition of mul-berry wood chips as control(CK).The addition of different proportions of mulberry wood chips promoted mycelial growth and in-creased fruiting body yield and biological efficiency.At 80%,the biological efficiency was 17.06%higher than that of CK,and the input-output ratio was 1∶2.25.In this study,the use of mulberry wood shavings instead of cottonseed husk for cultivation of Agrocybe aegerita reduced the cost of production,improved the biological efficiency and the input-output ratio,and increased the supply of raw materials for the cultivation of Agrocybe aegerita,avoiding the pollution of mulberry twigs to the environment and the waste of resources.