• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.94-97
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• 2003

In order to shorten cultivation periods of Agrocybe cylindracea, liquid spawn was used in place of sawdust spawn. Optimum culture condition of liquid spawn was PSB (potato extract sugar broth) medium, $25^{\circ}C$ temperature and pH 7.0. And, optimum inoculum volume was $10{\sim}15ml$. Two grams per liter of dry weight of the fungal mycelia were obtained with 10l of culture bottle with liquid spawn after 10 days. In 850 ml-bottle of sawdust media, cultivation period using liquid spawn (30 days) was five days shorter compared with the cultivation period in sawdust spawn (35 days). Also, complete growth of sawdust media was increased to 92% (liquid spawn) from 75% (sawdust spawn) and yield of fruiting bodies was increased to about 10%.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.296-299
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• 2016

Lentinula edodes is an edible mushroom that contains a ${\beta}$-glucan called lentinan, which has antitumor and immune-enhancing properties. In the present study, the ${\beta}$-glucan contents of L. edodes mushrooms cultivated on sawdust with different nutritional supplements and fruiting temperatures were measured using a commercial ${\beta}$-glucan assay kit purchased from Megazyme (Bray, Ireland). The weight loss of sawdust media and the yield of fruiting bodies showed similar trends, but the yield was more closely associated with the nutritional supplements used than the weight loss of sawdust media was. The ${\beta}$-glucan contents of L. edodes were 39.5-42.1%, except in the bean curd refuse + $CaCl_2$ supplementation group (50.4%). Furthermore, the ${\beta}$-glucan content decreased with increasing temperatures and was 42.4% at a low fruiting temperature.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.85-90
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• 2013

This study investigated the internal and external morphological characteristics of decomposition and browning of oak sawdust medium for ground bed cultivation of Lentinula edodes. Within fifty days after L. edodes inoculation, surface hyphae on the bed browned. In 110 days, the fungal hyphae occupied and decomposed wood fibers, vessels and parenchymatous cells from the inside as white profuse hyphal mass was amorphously dissolving the saw dust particles from the outer surface. Most of the white hyphal bed surface became cleanly brown, however, some colony surface became blackened and slimy with contaminating bacteria, hyphae and spores. The brown layer was ca. 0.34 mm thick with highly dense and white hyphal mass beneath, whereas the blackened layer was ca. 1.17 mm thick with shrunken hyphae and less decomposed sawdust particles beneath. The surface hardness of the brown surface was ca. $0.73kgf/cm^2$, soft and resilient, while that of the blackened was ca. $0.91kgf/cm^2$, hard and nonresilient. By 150 days Lentinula edodes mushrooms fruited only on the brown surface and not on the blackened medium.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.160-166
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• 2023

The effects of punching treatment on mycelial culture and fruiting body productivity were investigated in a new Lentinula edodes cultivar, "Jadam", in sawdust medium for the stable production of oak mushroom. As the punching volume and number increased, the weight loss rate and color difference increased and the L value decreased. After spawn inoculation, the sawdust medium temperature and CO₂ concentration reached their highest values at 33 and 19 days of incubation, respectively. The O₂ concentration showed the lowest value on the 14^th day of incubation, which was the opposite pattern to the CO₂ concentration. As the punching volume and the number increased, the medium temperature and O₂ concentration increased, and the CO₂ concentration decreased. Higher punching volumes and numbers resulted in higher temperatures and lower CO₂ concentrations. The best fruiting body yield was 5 × 70 mm - 30 (punching diameter × depth - number), and the total yield after three cycles was 644.7 g.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.184-190
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• 2021

With the development of sawdust medium cultivation technology, Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom) has become the most extensively produced and consumed mushroom globally. In this study, the approximate composition, nutritional components, and bioactive compounds of L. edodes were analyzed and compared for the five sawdust-cultivated shiitake mushrooms cultivars namely Sanjo701ho, Sanjo707ho, Sanjo715ho, Chamaram, and L808. The approximate range of the composition of freeze-dried shiitake mushrooms was 4.06-5.92 g/100 g of ash, 0.75-1.02 g/100 g of crude fat, and 21.24-29.15 g/100 g of crude protein. Sanjo701ho had the highest trehalose content (9.60±0.08 g/100 g), total polyphenol content (3.49±0.04 mg GAE/g), and total flavonoid content (1.33±0.03 mg QE/g) among the other shiitake mushroom cultivars. The total amino acid content was as follows: glutamic acid>aspartic acid>leucine. Glycine, alanine, valine, isoleucine, leucine, and phenylalanine contents were significantly decreased in the following sequence: Sanjo707ho, Sanjo715ho, Sanjo701ho, Chamaram, and L808. Crude protein, trehalose, and six types of amino acids were identified as classification indicators for the five cultivars of sawdust-cultivated shiitake mushrooms.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.216-219
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• 2014

Studies were made to optimize the media composition in bag culture and conducted to determine the possibility of artificial cultivation of Auricularia auricula. Sawdust spawn of media composition for optimal growth were found to be oak-sawdust 80%combination of 20% popla-sawdust were the best of the optimal combination. And optimal substrate combination were found to be cotton-seed meal combination of 10% wheat bran 5% mixed were the best of combination. The duration of spawn run period and primordial formation period on bag(1.2 kg) were 50 days and 7 days, respectively. The weight of fruiting body and the yield(100ea, 1.2 kg) of fresh fruit-body were 24 g and 45,000 g, respectively.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.104-110
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• 2017

In order to determine the possibility of artificial cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum, a study was carried out to optimize the medium composition used for bed culture. Sawdust spawn of medium composition for optimal growth was found to be the combination of 75% oak-sawdust, 10% cotton-seed meal, and 15% beet pulp. The optimal conditions for the formation of fruiting bodies were shown to be a temperature of $28-30^{\circ}C$, light intensity of 1,000-1,500 lux, and $CO_2$ concentration of 1%.

• Mycobiology
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.97-104
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• 2019

Mushroom cultivation has gained increased attention in recent years. Currently, only four types of spawn, including sawdust spawn, grain spawn, liquid spawn, and stick spawn, are commonly available for mushroom cultivation. This limited spawn diversity has led to difficulty in selecting suitable inoculum materials in some cultivation. In this study, three small blocks of lignocellulosic agro-wastes and one block of a synthetic matrix were prepared as support for growing Pleurotus ostreatus in liquid medium. Mycelium-adsorbed blocks were then evaluated for their potential as block spawn for fructification. Our results indicated that the edible fungus was adsorbed and abundantly grew internally and externally on loofah sponge and synthetic polyurethane foam (PUF) supports and also has the ability to attach and grow on the surface of sugarcane bagasse and corncob supports. The mycelia of P. ostreatus adhered on corncob exhibited the highest metabolic activity, while those on the PUF showed the least activity. Mycelial extension rates of block spawns made of agro-waste materials were comparable to that of sawdust spawn, but the block spawn of PUF showed a significantly lower rate. No significant differences in cropping time and yield were observed among cultivations between experimental block spawns and sawdust spawns. Moreover, the corncob block spawn maintained its fruiting potential during an examined period of 6-month storage. The developed block spawn could be practically applied in mushroom cultivation.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.299-308
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• 2008

In this study, the effect of commercial organic growth medium amended with different ratios of vermicast on the growth of rice seedlings. The amended ratios of vermicast were 0% (control), 5%, 10%, 20% and 40%, respectively. A bioassay with two rice varieties (Chucheng and Black) was conducted to assesses the amendment effect of vermicast on the seedling growth in two potting methods. In potting treatment, the Chucheng variety with late maturity showed significantly higher values on growth parameters excepted root weight (RW) up to 20% and Black variety with early maturity up to 10% amended with vermicast, respectively. In floor layering treatment, all of the growth parameters significantly increased up to 5% amended with vermicast in both rice variety. The seedling growth of rice in floor layering treatment attained the highest values at lower amended ratios of vermicast than those of potting treated only, it may correspond with increased uptake of nutrient by elongated root grown under the layering amendment of vermicast. Vermicasts can be used as soil amendments or components of plant growth medium for seeding organic agriculture.

• Journal of Practical Agriculture & Fisheries Research
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.49-54
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• 2018

To select the superior strain of Haesongi, Hypsizigus marmoreus, strains were isolated by Di-Mono mating with isolates from different fruit bodies. Three strains were selected to superior isolates that are good mycelial growth on PDA medium for 10days. When cultured on PDA medium for 10 days, strain No. 3 and strain No. 7 showed mycelial growth of 62mm and 58mm, respectively. Mycelial growth was good in the order of strain No. 2, 10, and 9. The three selected strains, KNCAF-H-3, KNCAF-H-7 and KNCAF-H-2, were cultured in sawdust medium for 10 days and showed mycelial growth of 79mm, 76mm and 73mm respectively. The mycelial growth of the selected three cultivars was better than that of Greenpeace No 5, a control cultivar grown at 55mm.