Pertumbuhan Bibit Jamur Merang (Volvariealla volvaceae) pada Beberapa Bahan Media Pembibitan

Abstract

Straw mushrooms (Volvariella volvaceae) are a type of mushroom that has received a lot of public attention because of its high nutritional content and promising potential for growth and development. Straw mushrooms are a vegetable commodity that has significant commercial value and promising potential. Grains serve as an optimal substrate for the proliferation of mycelium in F1 fungal seeds. Grain media is useful for cultivating F1 seeds because it is able to provide the necessary nutrients, especially carbohydrates, for the formation of fungal mycelium. This research took place at the Seed Science and Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, starting from October 2022 to January 2023. This research implemented a completely randomized design (CRD) with a non-factorial pattern with a factor pattern for the type of seeding media consisting of 6 levels, namely corn seeds. (M1), green bean seeds (M2), red bean seeds (M3), rice grains (M4), sorghum seeds (M5), and soybean seeds (M6), each treatment level was repeated 3 times, which obtained 18 experimental unit. The observed metrics included the average horizontal and vertical growth of mycelium at 7 and 14 days after inoculation (HSI), the average speed of mycelium development in both horizontal and vertical directions, the average initial growth of mycelium, and the average growth rate of mycelium. The research findings indicate that various types of seeding media have a substantial impact on the average vertical growth of mycelium at 7 and 14 days after inoculation (HSI), as well as the average speed of vertical mycelium growth. These factors also have a significant effect on the average growth of initial mycelium and the average rate of mycelium growth. However, they do not have a notable influence on the variables of average horizontal mycelium growth at 7 and 14 days after inoculation (HSI) or the average speed of horizontal mycelium growth.