Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Malaysia
  • 2 Centre of Excellence for Postharvest Biotechnology (CEPB), School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Malaysia
  • 3 Ganofarm Sdn. Bhd, Taman Pelangi, Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
Int J Med Mushrooms, 2018;20(1):89-100.
PMID: 29604916 DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2017024588

Abstract

This study investigates the cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum using different agricultural biomasses from Malaysia. Five different combinations of rubber wood sawdust, empty fruit bunch fiber, and mesocarp fiber from oil palm, alone and in combination, were used to cultivate G. lucidum. Although all the substrate combinations worked well to grow the mushroom, the highest biological efficiency was obtained from the combination of empty fruit bunch fiber with sawdust. A total yield of 27% was obtained from empty fruit bunch fiber with sawdust, followed by sawdust (26%), empty fruit bunch fiber (19%), mesocarp fiber with sawdust (19%), and mesocarp fiber (16%). The quality of mushrooms was proved by proximate analysis and detection of phenolic compounds and flavonoids. The antioxidant activity verified by DPPH, ferric-reducing ability of plasma, and ABTS analyses revealed that the empty fruit bunch fiber with sawdust had higher activity than the other substrates.

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