Effect of Mushroom Agaricus bisporus on the Biodegradation
of Agricultural Residues and the Quality of the Resulting
Compost
الباحث الأول:
Ahmad M. Hussein
الباحثين الآخرين:
Kawther R. Dalool
Nihad H. Mutlag
المجلة:
IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science
تاريخ النشر:
12 يناير، 2023
مختصر البحث:
Abstract. This study was conducted in 2022 in the laboratories of the College of Agriculture /
University of Kufa, and aimed to use various agricultural residues to grow the mushroom
Agaricus bisporus, in addition to using the same plant residue…
Abstract. This study was conducted in 2022 in the laboratories of the College of Agriculture /
University of Kufa, and aimed to use various agricultural residues to grow the mushroom
Agaricus bisporus, in addition to using the same plant residues as biological fertilizers for plant
growth. It was found that the growth medium prepared from wheat straw led to the best radial
growth rate of white mushroom A. bisporus, after 6 days of inoculation, followed by rice straw
and rice husks media. The results showed that the vegetative growth of A. bisporus is not
pathogenic to the seeds of cress, wheat and barley and did not cause the seed rot. The results
showed that there was an increase in the percentage of protein, fiber and chitinase enzyme in
wheat straw decomposed by the mushrooms compared to the normal straw not treated with
mushrooms. The antagonism of edible mushroom A. bisporus with a number of pathogenic
fungi was tested on P.S.A. It was found that mushrooms had a high antagonism that of level 2
according to the Bell scale against the pathogenic fungi Alternaria sp, Aspergillus flavus,
Penicillium sp and Fusarium solani, and of level 3 against Aspergillus niger, after 5 days of
growth on the medium.
