Department of Plant Pathology. Faculty of Agriculture. Annamalai University. Annamalai Nagar -608 002.
Shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) a globally a well known cultivated species vet to find a place in indian market, and it could not reach the commercial level as available technology was not viable. A study was carried out to identify the suitable medium for the cultivation of L edodes. five media viz., Czapeck dox agar, malt, extract, agar, malt yeast, extract agar, potato dextrose agar and oat meal agar were tested. Maximum mycelial growth was recorded in oat meal agar (90mm/9 days) followed by potato dextrose agar (90mm/11 days). Various in-organic and organic additives were tested for the biomss production. The organic additives Corn flour (0.35g) was recorded maximum biomass production at 2 per cent concentration. In in-organic additives calcium carbonate (0.55g) was recorded maximum biomass production at 2 per cent concentiation.
