Changes in macronutrients and physical properties during the growth of Lentinula edodes and Pleurotus ostreatus in a compost based on sugarcane bagasse agricultural waste | CHANGES IN MACRONUTRIENTS AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES DURING THE GROWTH OF Lentinula edodes AND Pleurotus ostreatus IN A COMPOST BASED ON SUGARCANE BAGASSE AGRICULTURAL WASTE

Inglés. The spent mushroom substrate of edible mushrooms is a nutrient-rich biomass, derived from mycelial metabolic activity in the growth substrate. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the changes of macronutrients and physical properties of the substrate after the cultivation of the edible mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinula edodes. Strains of these two species deposited in the fungi cultivation collection of the biology department at the University of Valley in Colombia were first propagated in the potato dextrose agar culture medium, then in grains of wheat and finally inoculated in sterile sugar cane bagasse. Macronutrients, pH and C/N relation analyzes were carried out at the beginning, 30 and 60 days after mushroom mycelium growth in the bagasse-based substrate. The results obtained showed and increase of 0,26% of Nitrogen (N), 0.06% of phosphorous (P), 0.14 of potassium (K) 30 and 60 days after the substrate had been inoculated with Pleurotus ostreatus. In Lentinula edodes there was an increase of 0,33% in N, 0,05% in P, and 0,11% in K. In relation to the micronutrients in both substrates, there was an increase in Calcium (Ca) and sulphur (S), although amounts varied during the time evaluated. Additionally, a definite increase in hydrogen ion concentration was observed when both species were inoculated, obtaining final values of 4.26 and 3.9 for Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinula edodes species, respectively. In conclusion, this biomass presents a high percentage of the essential micro and macro elements required in a fertilizer.

Español; castellano. Spent mushroom substrate of different edible mushrooms is a nutrient-rich biomass associated with mycelial metabolic activity in the growth substrate. The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in the nutritional content and physical properties of a sugarcane bagasse substrate after the cultivation of the edible mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinula edodes. Strains of both species were first propagated in potato dextrose agar culture medium, then in wheat grains, and finally inoculated in sterile sugarcane bagasse. Determinations of macronutrients, pH and C:N ratio were carried out at 0, 30 and 60 days after mushroom mycelium growth in the bagasse-based substrate. After 30 and 60 days of inoculation, nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) recorded increases of 0.26%, 0.06% and 0.14 with Pleurotus ostreatus, and increases of 0.33%, 0.05%, and 0.11% with Lentinula edodes, respectively. Regarding micronutrients, there was an increase in Calcium (Ca) and Sulphur (S) in both substrates, but amounts varied during the time evaluated. Additionally, an important increase in hydrogen ion concentration was observed when both species were inoculated, with final values of 4.26 and 3.9 for Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinula edodes species, respectively. In conclusion, this biomass presents a high percentage of the essential micro and macro elements required in a fertilizer.