Performance of Pleurotus florida on banana based substrate formulations [manuscript]
| dc.contributor.author | Lexter Tristan DF. Gamboa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-25T00:49:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-25T00:49:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pleurotus florida belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota and it is white in color. It usually grows on various types of lignocellulosic agro-wastes that produce fruiting bodies that are rich in proteins, vitanims and minerals. This study was undertaken to evaluate the mycelial growth and fruiting body production of P. florida on banana based substrate formulation. The mycelial growth of P. florida was evaluated on banana based culture media using three varieties of banana namely: lakatan, latundan, and saba. Fruiting body performance was assessed on different banana based substrate formulations namely: 100% banana leaves, 75% banana leaves+ 25% sawdust, 50% banana leaves+ 50% sawdust, 25% banana leaves, + 75% sawdust, 100% sawdust, and 75% rice straw + 25% sawdust. Latundan sucrose gulaman exhibited the highest mycelial growth rate (12.86 mm/day), shortest incubation period (7 days), and thick mycelial density while the potato dextrose agar showed the lowest mycelial growth rate (9mm/day), longest incubation period (9 days), and very thick mycelial density. Substrate formulation consisting of 75% banana leaves + 25% sawdust registered the fastest incubation period (28.11 days) and primordial initiation (31.11 days). There was no significant difference on the stipe length and pileus diameter of P. florida on the different substrates. The substrate formulation consisting of 50% banana leaves + 50% sawdust exhibited the best yield (143.06 g) and biological efficiency (20.43%). | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://granarium.clsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/1377 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation.supervisor | SOFRONIO P. KALAW, Ph. D. | |
| dc.title | Performance of Pleurotus florida on banana based substrate formulations [manuscript] | |
| dc.type | Thesis |