Addition of Sesbania sesban in compost for reducing fraction of horse manure and enhancing the productivity of Agaricus bisporus

Abstract

This study aimed to use straw of Sesbania sesban (Egyptian pea) in the formulation of a compost for producing Agaricus bisporus F599 and C9 by using three casing layers namely Topterra, Kekkila, and Local. The highest total yield was 1031 g/bag on B compost with Topterra casing layer for A. bisporus F599, while A. bisporus C9 cultivated on compost-A with Local casing layer exhibited the lowest yield of 684 g/bag. The best biological efficiency was 45.80% for A. bisporus F599 on compost-B with Topterra. Furthermore, A. bisporus C9 cultivated on compost-A with Local showed the lowest biological efficiency of 30.39%. A. bisporus F599 recorded higher average fruit weights of 35.31 and 34.00 g on compost-B in casings with Local and Kekkila, respectively. A. bisporus C9 on compost-B with Topterra recorded the largest number of fruit at 35.0 fruit/bag. Finally, a compost of S. sesban (compost-B) is suitable for cultivating this mushroom, especially with Topterra.

Keywords

• agricultural wastes
• button mushroom
• composting
• peat moss
• mushroom