Effects of different agricultural wastes on yield and quality in Pholiota nameko (T. Itô) S. Ito & S. Imai cultivation

Pholiota nameko is commonly consumed in the Far East but not yet known or grown in Türkiye. Therefore, in this study, determination of the cultivation conditions of P. nameko in different substrate mixtures and the effect of these substrates on yield and quality were investigated. In this research, six different substrate mixtures were used: 2 oak sawdust + 1 wheat bran (C), 2 peanut waste + 1 wheat bran (O1), 1 oak sawdust + 1 peanut waste + 1 wheat bran (O2), 2 almond shell + 1 wheat bran (O3), 1 oak sawdust + 1 almond shell + 1 wheat bran (O4), 2 wheat straw + 1 wheat bran (O5) and 1 oak sawdust + 1 wheat stalk + 1 wheat bran (O6). During the study, mycelia development time, biological efficiency rate (BE), total yield, mushroom weight, cap diameter, cap thickness, stem diameter, stem length, dry matter, pH and moisture content (in growing mixtures) were determined. pH and moisture content were recorded in three different periods; after sterilization, after mycelia development time and after harvest. As a result of the study, the fastest mycelial growth was obtained from the control group, with 14.25 days. The highest total yield and biological efficiency were obtained from O1 medium with 216.26 g kg-1 and 49.11% BE. The highest amount of dry matter was recorded in O4 with 12.23%. Keywords: Pholiota nameko, mushroom, agricultural wastes, cultivation, Türkiye