Investigation of the use of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis and Cladophora glomerata algae in Agaricus bisporus (white button mushroom) cultivation to increase growth and yield

Abstract

This study was conducted with three replicates using three different doses of Cladophora glomerata and Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis algae (C. glomerata dry weight dose 10 g, 25 g, and 50 g; A. platensis dry weight dose 5 g, 12.5 g, and 25 g ) in order to develop and determine the most suitable growing media for Agaricus bisporus species. Between 28.04.2021 and 10.07.2021, research trials were conducted in a private mushroom production enterprise in Korkuteli District of Antalya Province. The composts in which the seed mushroom mycelia of "Amycel Company" were planted and inoculated were obtained from "SMS Ersanlar Compost Company" in this district. During the research, some distinguishing characteristics of mushroom quality such as mushroom yield, average mushroom weight, mushroom cap and stem weights, mushroom cap diameter, and height, mushroom stem diameter and length, total mushroom length, dry weight, ash weight, and pH were analyzed. It was observed that Algae treatments to composts generally gave better results than the control group. Cld 250 and Spr 250 application doses increased the total mushroom yield by 7% and 15%, respectively.