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Growth Parameters<br />

Spawn Run:<br />

Incubation Temperature: 75-85° F. (24-29° C.)<br />

Relative Humid<strong>it</strong>y: 90-100%<br />

Duration: 8-14 days<br />

CU2: > 5000 ppm<br />

Fresh Air Exchanges: 1 per hour.<br />

Light Requirements: n/a.<br />

Primordia Formation:<br />

In<strong>it</strong>iation Temperature: 50-75° (80°) F. (10-24° (27)° C.)<br />

Relative Humid<strong>it</strong>y: 95-100% rH<br />

Duration: 3-5 days<br />

CU2: 400-800 ppm.<br />

Fresh Air Exchanges: 5-7 per hour<br />

Light Requirements: 1000-1500(2000) lux.<br />

Fru<strong>it</strong>body Development:<br />

Temperature: 60-80° F. (18-27° C.)<br />

Relative Humid<strong>it</strong>y: 85-90% (95%) F.<br />

Duration: 3-5 days.<br />

CU2: 400-800 ppm<br />

Fresh Air Exchanges: 5-7 per hour.<br />

Light Requirements: 1000-1500 (2000) lux.<br />

Cropping Cycle:<br />

Every 7-10 days for 3 flushes.<br />

GROWTH PARAMETERS 325<br />

nutr<strong>it</strong>ional aspects of this mushroom (identified as "P. sajor-caju"), see Bano & Rajarathnam (1982)<br />

and El-Kattan et al., (1991).At25% protein, this mushroomhas about 1/2 of the protein represented<br />

in a hen's egg, and about 1/3 of most meats.<br />

Medicinal Properties: Not known.<br />

Flavor, Preparation & Cooking: P pulmonarius enhances any meal featuring fish, lamb, and pork.<br />

Of course, <strong>it</strong> also is excellent w<strong>it</strong>h most vegetarian cuisines. Slicing and/or chopping the mushrooms<br />

and adding them into a stir fry is the most popular method of preparation. Young mushrooms are far<br />

superior to adult specimens, in texture and flavor.<br />

Comments: This species complex hosts an enormous number of strains. The most popular are the<br />

warm weather varieties currently being marketed by spawn manufacturers, often under the name<br />

"Pleurotus sajor-caju." This mushroom is more widely cultivated than any other Oyster mushroom in<br />

North America and Europe.<br />

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