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Medicinal Properties: Not known to this author.<br />

GROWTH PARAMETERS 303<br />

Flavor, Preparation & Cooking: The flavor of this mushroom is not as appealing as many of the<br />

other Oyster species listed in this book. Tougher fleshed and more tart than other Oyster species, the<br />

pink color soon disappears upon contact w<strong>it</strong>h heat. Upon drying, a major<strong>it</strong>y of (but not all) specimens<br />

lose their pinkish tones. Although this mushroom is not my personal favor<strong>it</strong>e, some of my students<br />

prefer <strong>it</strong> over P ostreatus and P pulmonarius.<br />

Comments: This complex of Pink Oyster Mushrooms hosts some of the fastest growing strains of<br />

mushrooms in the Genus Pleurotus. For those w<strong>it</strong>h lim<strong>it</strong>ed access to pasteurization equipment, and<br />

living in a warm climate, strains of P djamoruniquely fulfill a cr<strong>it</strong>ical need. Its speed of colonization,<br />

short but productive fru<strong>it</strong>ing cycle, and adaptabil<strong>it</strong>y to diverse substrate materials, make this species<br />

affordable to many cultivators, especially those in developing countries.<br />

Zadrazil (1979) noted that this mushroom (as "P flabellatus") and Stropharia rugoso-annulata<br />

proved to be the best at rendering straw, after fru<strong>it</strong>ing, into a nutr<strong>it</strong>ious feed staple for ruminants, especially<br />

cattle. (For more information of utilizing "spent" straw from Oyster mushroomcultivation into<br />

feed for animals, see page 283).<br />

i For more information, please consult: Bononi et alia, 1991, "Pleurotus ostreatoroseus cultivation<br />

in Brazil". Mushroom Science XI, A.A. Balkema, Netherlands.<br />

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