| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4567372 | Scientia Horticulturae | 2013 | 6 Pages |
•In this paper, we had determined the mass transformation rate of T. Lobayense.•This paper provides evidence that C rotundifolia can be used to cultivate T. Lobayense.•This study had obtained the best substrate formulation.
In order to evaluate the efficiency of using leguminous forages, Chamaecrista rotundifolia instead of wheat bran in the substrate for the cultivation of Tricholoma lobayense, a number of cultivating systems of Tricholoma Lobayense with various ratios of C. Rotundifolia hay powder to wheat bran mixed in the substrate was established to assess yields and mass transformation ratios. The results show that replacing 40% of wheat bran with C. rotundifolia hay powder in the traditional formula led to 76.92% increase of the biological efficiency and 29.14% increase of total yield, comparing to the treatments using wheat bran only. In addition, the transformation ratios of dry matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, carbon and cellulose in the substrate were the highest among the treatments, increased by 14.60%, 30.96%, 42.36%, 43.21%, 14.80% and 67.49%, respectively. The highest substrate weight loss, respiration consumption, and the transformation ratios of hemicelluloses and lignin were found in the treatment that replaced 100% of wheat bran with the hay powder, resulted in increases of 44.97%, 33.04%, 70.89% and 74.09%, respectively. Regression analysis indicated that the replacing percentage of wheat bran with the hay powder was correlated in a parabola relationship with biological efficiency and the transformation ratios of dry matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, carbon and cellulose, while linearly with the substrate weight losses and the transformation ratios of hemicellulose and lignin. This study could provide scientific basis for improving the economic efficiency of Tricholoma Lobayense cultivation with replacement of wheat bran by C. Rotundifolia hay powder.
