In this study, the effects of some herbal wastes such as daphne (Laurus nobilis), thyme (Origanum onites) and cumin (Cuminum cyminum) on the yield of Pleurotus ostreatus were investigated. While compost formula consisted 43% wheat straw+ 43% poplar dust+ 10% wheat bran+ 4% gyps mixture was used as the control group, 20% to 40% of herbal waste was added to this formula in the experiment groups. Total number of mushroom was counted in both the experiment and the control groups. Then, the harvested mushrooms were weighed and morphological features of caps were measured and recorded. As a result of obtained data, while it was detected that compost contained 20% cumin waste had the highest number of primordium (34), the control group had the lowest number of primordium (21 items). The highest biological yield was detected as 35.8% in the group contained 20% cumin waste. The lowest biological yield was detected in the control group with 24.6%.

Physicochemical, structural and thermal analysis of different starch potato grown in Boyacá, Parda Pastusa (P), Tuquerreña (T), ICA Huila (IH), ICA Puracé (IP), ICA Unica (IU), Criolla Latina (C) and R-12 (R) were evaluated. Protein and ashes content were measured using AOAC methods; moisture was obtained by a moisture analyzer, crystal structure by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermal properties using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). There are significant differences between starches (p <0.05), grouping them into those with high and low moisture content. Starch IU variety had the highest ash content and the variety T, the smallest. For all samples, the diffractograms show patterns of crystallinity type B. However, the IP starch varieties, P, IU, IH and T show a better crystallinity than those standard varieties C and R. For IP varieties, P, IU, T and IH, the first and second, endothermic peak in the thermograms appear between 123-163 J/g, and 141-213.3 J/g, respectively, while for starch varieties R and C is among 68-77 J/g and 334-358 J/g, respectively. | Utilizando análisis fisicoquímico, estructural y térmico, se evaluaron almidones de las variedades de papa Parda Pastusa (P), Tuquerreña (T), ICA Huila (IH), ICA Puracé (IP), ICA Única (IU), Criolla Latina (C) y R-12 (R), cultivadas en el departamento de Boyacá, Colombia. En cada una de ellas se determinaron los contenidos de ceniza y proteína siguiendo métodos de la AOAC, humedad utilizando un analizador, estructura cristalina mediante difracción de rayos-X (DRX) y propiedades térmicas utilizando calorimetría diferencial de barrido (DSC). Se encontraron diferencias significativas (P < 0.05) entre los contenidos de humedad en almidones. El almidón de la variedad IU presentó el mayor contenido de ceniza y el de la variedad T, el menor. Los difractogramas mostraron para todas las variedades patrones de cristalinidad tipo B; no obstante el almidón de las variedades IP, P, IU, T y IH presentó un patrón más cristalino que el de las variedades C y R. Los termogramas de los almidones mostraron el primer y segundo pico endotérmico, entre 123 y 163 J/g y entre 141 y 213.3 J/g, respectivamente, para las variedades IP, P, IU, T y IH; mientras que para los almidones de las variedades C y R estos valores fueron entre 68 y 77 J/g y entre 334 y 358 J/g, respectivamente.