A Preliminary Study On Bonsai Cultivation Of Agaricus Blazei And Other Edible Mushrooms

It was a breakthrough of agricultural products marketing to cultivate Agaricus blazei and other edible fungi bonsai in the family environment, and it endued with artistic value of the mushroom fruit bodies. In addition, mushroom fruit bodies which picked in the bonsai still kept their integrity, freshness, nutrition and flavor, so it had very high visual value and edible value. Main work of this paper is how to make the A.blazei bonsai and corresponding fruiting management in the family environment. At the same time, the family cultivation conditions of Pleurotus abalonus, Pleurotus geesteranus and other edible fungi bonsai were also studied. And the main nutrients of A.blazei fruit bodies that picked in the bonsai were also determined and compared. This paper could provide a theory and method basis for the development of A.blazei and other edible mushrooms bonsai.It was suitable for the cultivation of A.blazei bonsai from May to September in the home environment of northern cities. The relative humidity and aeration of bonsai should be adjusted according to the growth characteristic of A.blazei. On three substrates of different formulations, the yield and biological efficiency of two strains of A.blazei were respectively higher than5kg/m2and40%, the inter-flush period of fruit bodies was shorter and the flush numbers were more than that of traditional cultivation. In addition, after harvesting the second flush mushrooms, the yield of A.blazei in the bonsai could be improved by supplementing nutrient solution appropriately. Therefore, A.blazei bonsai was a practicable plan.The result showed that the A.blazei fruit bodies cultured in the family bonsai contain rich nutrients. In the dry fruit bodies of A.blazei, the content of protein was approximately33%-40%, the total sugar content was about36%, the fiber content was about6.7%, while the fat content was only2.5%. The total sugar content of A.blazei fruit bodies harvested in the family bonsai was significantly higher, and the protein content was slightly higher than that harvested in the ridged bordered bed of plastic house. The fiber and fat contents had no significant difference, but the water content was slightly lower.In the family environment, it was suitable for the cultivation of P. abalonus and P. geesteranus bonsai from the beginning of July to the late August. The flush numbers were3-5and the biological efficiency was about50%. The result showed that it could obviously increase flush numbers and shorten the inter-flush period of fruit bodies to case soil on the cultivation materials in the bonsai. The yield of P. abalonus increased from196g/basin to572g/basin, and the yields of P. geesteranus increased from106g/basin to510g/basin. The cultivation materials in the bonsai could affect the growing of P. abalonus and P. geesteranus. On cottonseed hull substrate, P. abalonus and P. geesteranus had fewer flush numbers, but their inter-flush period shortened, the yield and the biological efficiency increased. P. abalonus and P. geesteranus could also be cultivated together with Ganoderma lucidum in the bonsai, and the combination bonsai looked more beautiful, whereas the yield decreased and the inter-flush period of fruit prolonged.