ASSESSMENT OF THE GROWTH POTENTIAL IN LIQUID CULTURES OF SOME EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS

The purpose of this study was to assess the growth potential in liquid cultures conditions of ten edible and medicinal mushrooms named: Flammulina velutipes, Lentinus edodes, Pleurotus eryngii 2600, Pleurotus ostreatus var. Florida, Trametes versicolor, Hericium coralloides, Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma applanatum, Agaricus campestris and Laetiporus sulphureus. The evaluation of the mushroom growth potential was carried out using six types of culture media with different chemical composition. After 21 days from the cultures initiation, it was found that Ganoderma species had the greatest potential for the production of biomass in liquid culture conditions on all six media; also, the pH values of culture media have undergone important changes from baseline.