Vol. 11, Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Akansha Singh, Gopal Singh, Saurabh Saini, Umara Rahmani and Popin Kumar

Abstract:
Lion's mane mushroom (Hericium species) is common saprophytic fungi found on decaying trees throughout the Northern United States and Canada. The present investigation was done to find out the effect of two different inorganic additives viz. magnesium sulphate and calcium sulphate at different doses @ 1.5, 2 and 2.5% on mycelial growth, mycelial growth rate/day, dry mycelial growth, dry mycelial growth rate/day, spawn growth and spawn growth rate/day of Lion’s mane mushroom. The results obtained from present investigation show that, the maximum mycelial growth (90.00 mm. and growth rate 5.00 mm/day), dry mycelial weight (3.00 mg/50 ml. and dry mycelial growth rate 0.166 mg/day) and spawn growth (90.00 mm. and growth rate 3.750 mm/day) of Hericium sp. (He-02.) were recorded among the both strain in case of all these parameter in treatment number one which received magnesium sulphate @ 2.5% while, minimum mycelial growth (80.33 mm. with 4.46 mm growth rate/day), dry mycelial weight (2.30 mg/50 ml. with dry mycelial growth rate 0.127 mg/day) and spawn growth (62.00 mm. with growth rate 2.583 mm/day) of Hericium sp. (He-04.) were recorded among the both strain in case of all these parameter in treatment number seven which serve as control (only PDA without any additive). Keeping in view the above nutritional and medicinal importance of Lion’s mane mushroom (Hericium sp.), and possibilities of cultivating these mushrooms in the rural as well as urban areas of the country, the present investigation was undertaken.