Browsing Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology by Subject "Pleurotus"

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    • NUTRITIONAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ANALYSIS OF PLEUROTUS HK 37 GROWN ON AGAVE SISALANA SALINE SOLID WASTE 

      Mutemi, Muthangya; Anthony M., Mshandete; Mzee J., Amana; Suhaila O., Hashim; Kivaisi, Amelia K. (http://www.urpjournals.com, 2014)
      Mushrooms consumed in recent times have increased both in the amounts as well as the number of species consumed. The main bioactive components in mushroom are phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid, β-carotene and lycopene. ...

    • Optimization of Pleurotus Mushroom Cultivation on Saline Sisal Solid Waste 

      M., Muthangya; S.O., Hashim; J.M., Amana; A.M., Mshandete; A.K, Kivaisi (IDOSI Publications,, 2013)
      Mushrooms are a primary part of managing solid waste, building organic soil and returning minerals to the soil. Sisal processing in Kenya generates an estimated 611,875 tonnes of solid waste annually, which is discarded ...