Agaricus bisporus cultivation using locally obtainable casing materials and various composting recipes. Part I: Composting formulations based on wheat straw and locally obtainable casing materials
Keywords:
Composting, Agaricus bisporus, compost temperature, peat of Bolu, peat of Agacbasi, peat of Caykara.Abstract
Three compost formulas; wheat straw based and using different activator materials such as wheat brain,
chicken manure, and pigeon manure were used for Agaricus bisporus cultivation. Locally available casing
materials such as peat of Bolu, peat of Agacbasi, peat of Caykara, and their mixture (80:20; v:v) with perlite were
used. Temperature degrees of all of compost formulas were measured during composting at various depth in
order to determine the compostability level. Results showed that inner compost temparature increased until the
8th and 9th day of composting for formula I, formula II, and formula III composts, respectively. The maximum
inner compost temperature degrees were measured for all compost formulas at the second turning stage of
composting. The highest mushroom yield (1707.2 g) was recorded by wheat straw mixed with pigeon manure
with the peat of Caykara and perlite mixture as casing material.
