Unlocking the growth potential: harnessing the power of synbiotics to enhance cultivation of Pleurotus spp.

AbstractThe oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp.) is one of the most widely cultivated mushroom species globally. The present study investigated the effect of synbiotics on the growth and quality ofPleurotus ostreatus andPleurotus pulmonarius. Different synbiotics formulations were applied by spraying mushroom samples daily and measuring their growth parameters, yield, biological efficiency, proximate composition, mineral content, total phenolic content (TPC), and diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity. Results demonstrated that the most significant yield of oyster mushrooms was harvested from synbiotics sprayed with inulin andLactobacillus casei (56.92 g). Likewise, the highest biological efficiency obtained with a similar synbiotic was 12.65%. Combining inulin andL. casei was the most effective method of improving the mushrooms ’ growth performance and nutrient content in both samples. Furthermore, synbiotics that combined inulin andL. casei resulted in the highest TPC (20.550 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g dry extract (DE)) in white oyster mushrooms (P. ostreatus). In comparison, in grey mushroom (P. pulmonarius) the highest TPC was yielded byL. casei (1.098 mg GAE/g DE) followed by inulin andL. casei (1.079 mg GAE/g DE). The DPPH results indicated that the oyster mushroom could be an efficient antioxidant. The results revealed that applying synbiotics improved the mushrooms ’ quality by increasing their antioxidant capacity with higher amounts of ...
Source: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B. - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research