Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Ayushi Srivastava, Gopal Singh, Popin Kumar, Pradeep Kumar Verma, Umara Rahmani, Anand Sharma and Arvind Yadav

Abstract:
Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) commonly known as Golden oak mushroom, is the second most popular edible mushroom in the world which contributes about 26% in the production which is due to both its high nutritional content and potential therapeutic uses. The present investigation was done to evaluate the effect of three trace elements viz. Manganese, Iron and Zinc @ 2 ppm, 3 ppm and 4 ppm concentrations and three vitamins viz. Thiamine, Nicotinic acid and Ascorbic acid @ 30 ppm and 50 ppm. The results indicated that in case of different trace elements, maximum (90.00 mm) mycelial growth of Shiitake (LE-22104) was discovered on Manganese @ 3 ppm and minimum (68.67 mm) mycelial growth found on control. Similarly, maximum dry mycelial weight was found in Manganese @ 3 ppm (4.58 mg/100 ml) and minimum dry weight was found in control (1.10 mg/100 ml). In case of different vitamins, maximum mycelial growth was observed in thiamine @ 50 ppm (90.00 mm) and minimum mycelial growth was observed in control which was devoid of vitamins (68.67 mm). Similarly, maximum dry mycelial weight was found in thiamine@ 50 ppm (4.26 mg/100 ml) and least dry weight was found in control (1.12 mg/100 ml).