Evaluation of Optimal cultivation of Lentinula edodes on solid state

Lentinula edodes mushroom is the edible and medicinal mushroom. The flavor, pleasant odor and pharmaceutical attribute it has been noted. In different country experimental cultivation of Lentinula edodes has been carried out using wood shavings with or without Coffee pulp, sugar cane bagasse, and straw from several cereals. The purpose of this study is investigation about optimal growth conditions of Lentinula edodes under laboratory conditions. The experiment designed based on taghuchi design by 8 different composts with 3 different woods on process of mycelium growth and compost weight increasing with 3 replicates. Results showed the compost that contains molasses, wheat straw and wheat bran had the most rate growth on the compost weight increasing and mycelium growth. Also the compost with just wood chips not have any nutrient material had shown the minimum result of mycelium growth. Analysis of data shows that the different types of woods have no significant effect on mycelium growth. However, molasses and wheat bran addition have significant effect on mycelium growth.