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Preliminary investigations into the bioconversion of gamma irradiated agricultural waste by Pleurotus spp

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Title

Preliminary investigations into the bioconversion of gamma irradiated agricultural waste by Pleurotus spp

Date

1998

Language

English

Abstract

The application of gamma irradiation for pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials for their
hydrolysis and to increase their digestibility for rumen animal have been reported in the
literature. Gamma irradiation of corn stover in combination with sodium hydroxide for
bioconversion of polysaccharide into protein by Pleurotus spp has also been reported.
In this study experiments were designed to f'md out whether gamma radiation could serve both
as a decontaminating agent as well as hydrolytic agent of sawdust for the bioconversion of four
varieties of Pleurotus spp.
Preliminary results indicate that a dose of 20kGy of gamma irradiation increase the yield of
Pleurotus eous vat ET-8 whilst decreasing the yield of other varieties.

Author

Gbedemah, C.M.; Obodai, M.; Sawyerr, L.C.

Collection

Citation

“Preliminary investigations into the bioconversion of gamma irradiated agricultural waste by Pleurotus spp,” CSIRSpace, accessed December 23, 2024, http://cspace.csirgh.com/items/show/133.