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Table 3 Production variables of Agaricus bisporus cultivated on three substrates pasteurized by self-heating

From: Agaricus bisporus production on substrates pasteurized by self-heating

Substrate

Production (g/bag)

BE (%)

MMS (g)

PR (%)

Y (kg/m2)

Mixture

132.0 ± 56.0a

37.7 ± 16.0a

36.6 ± 5.1a

1.2 ± 0.5a

5.5 ± 2.3a

Corncob

65.0 ± 41.1b

18.5 ± 11.7b

35.0 ± 26.1a

0.6 ± 0.3b

2.7 ± 1.7b

Grass

181.2 ± 55.7a

51.7 ± 15.9a

31.25 ± 9.7a

1.7 ± 0.5a

7.6 ± 2.3a

p

0.000118

0.000118

0.9367

0.000118

0.000118

  1. Same letter in the same column indicates no statistical difference between substrates (alpha = 0.05)
  2. BE biological efficiency, MMS mean mushroom size (g), PR production rate (%), Y yield