Biomasa de Pycnoporus sanguineus como fuente de carotenoides y antioxidantes

Abstract

Abstract: Pycnoporus sanguineus is a common fungus in subtropical areas, it has a distinctive characteristic for its reddish-orange coloration in its basidiocarps and for its ability to decompose wood and generate pigments. The objective of this research is to generate biomass from P. sanguineus fruiting for biomass production, therefore a completely randomized experimental design was carried out with three different treatments: T1 (sawdust + rice husks); T2 (sawdust + sugarcane bagasse) and T3 (sawdust + pine needles) in which the following response variables were evaluated: percentage of weekly colonization, harvest time, obtaining biomass from each of the treatments and biological efficiency, in order to establish which provides better conditions for the development of the fungus. The results showed that treatment two was the best in growth and production of the fungus, since it presented better biomass production in a shorter time (64 days), compared to treatment one (71 days) and treatment three (74 days), thus being considered a suitable and efficient substrate for the cultivation of this fungus. However, the T3 treatment was the one with the best coloring due to its high luminosity indexes. This work sought to provide an alternative to cultivation in solid substrate, specifically using organic residues and implementing edible mushroom cultivation techniques with the purpose of producing biomass to determine their potentiality.