Evaluación de la producción del hongo Orellana (Pleurotus ostreatus) en tres variedades de sustratos en la finca la Palmita, municipio de Pamplonita Norte de Santander.

Abstract

This research study was carried out on the La Palmita farm in the municipality of Pamplonita, Norte de Santander department, to evaluate the production of the Orellana fungus (Pleurotus ostreatus) in three types of substrates (Brachiaria decumbes), (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Toledo) and Guinea grass variety Mombasa (Panicum maximum, jacq), through the analysis of the growth of fungal colonies (Pleurotus ostreatus), the biomass production of each of the substrate treatments on the growth of Orellana fungus (Pleurotus ostreatus) and the estimation of the costs associated with its productions. The data analysis is taken from the weighing of the 10 bags of each treatment with a weight of 950 g and the sowing of Orellana mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) with 50 g of mycelium, observing the colonization of the fungus in the different treatments and the development of the first colonies, hence the analysis of the growth of the fungus from the first to the third harvest and finally the production stage of the three treatments by weight per harvest (Brachiaria decumbes), (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Toledo) and Mombasa ( Panicum maximum Jacq). Identifying that it is possible that the cultivation of the Orellana Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) is carried out in the 3 varieties of substrate, although not in the same proportion, demonstrating that the greatest production of growing mushroom, harvest weight and biological efficiency is the substrate a base of (Brachiaria brizantha cv Toledo) revealing that a greater production of fungus requires a longer harvest time and therefore greater profitability.