The present study investigated the optimum additive ratio of wheat straw pellet as a substitute for beet pulp during oyster mushroom cultivation. The chemical properties across treatments were pH of 4.8–5.5, total carbon content of 45.9–46.5%, total nitrogen content of 1.5–1.7%, and carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of 27.8–31.0. Mycelial growth was the fastest in a medium containing 20% wheat straw pellet (at 88.2 mm in ‘Heuktari’ and 70.3–79.6 mm in ‘Suhan-1Ho’); however, there were no significant differences in mycelial density among the treatments. The characteristics of fruiting bodies by variety were as follows. In ‘Heuktari’, the valid stipe number per bottle (1,100 cc) was 22.5 and yield was 177.1 g/1,100 cc in the mixed medium containing 10% wheat straw pellet, with the values being comparable to those of controls. In ‘Suhan-1Ho’, the valid stipe number per bottle (1,100 cc) was 14.0 and yield was 151.2 g/1,100 cc in the mixed medium containing 10% wheat straw pellet, with the values being comparable to those of controls.

High-income mushroom crops require complex farming. Therefore, we conducted a test to identify the optimum temperature for the production of antler-shaped Ganoderma lucidum using the King Oyster mushroom cultivation facility. T-N showed 0.28% of oak sawdust and 2.2% of nutritional source. The pH of oak sawdust was 6.0, indicating weak acidity, and that of rice steel was 6.6, indicating neutrality in nutrition source. Study on the quality characteristics of mushrooms showed that the number of days at 25°C were 5~6 and those at 30°C were 3~5; the representative length at 25°C was 57.5 mm and that at 30°C was 92.2 mm; the biological weight at 25 °C was 43 g, which was greater than that at 30°C.

This study was conducted to investigate the optimum supplementation ratio when replacing cotton seed meal with rapeseed meal for cultivating oyster mushrooms. The chemical properties among the treatments were pH 4.5~4.7, total carbon content was 46.3~46.5%, total nitrogen content was 1.6~1.7%, and carbon-nitrogen ratio was 27.0~27.8. These did not differ significantly from the control. Mycelial growth was 85.1 mm (Heuktari), and 72.8 mm (Suhan-1Ho) in medium containing 5% rapeseed meal, with no significant difference in mycelial density between cultivars. Fruiting body characteristics are as follows: In 'Heuktari', the color of the pileus was darker than control with an L value of 32.5, and pileus thickness and diameter were 3.2 mm and 27.6 mm, respectively. Stipe length and diameter were 86.0 mm and 9.1 mm, respectively. Valid stipe number per bottle (1,100 cc) was 25.9, and a yield of 189.7 g/1,100 cc was recorded in mixed medium containing 5% rapeseed meal (higher than control). In mixed medium containing 10% rapeseed meal, the yield was 184.5 g/1,100 cc (comparable to control). In 'Suhan-1Ho', supplemented with 5% rapeseed meal, pileus color was darker than control color, with an L value of 28.8. Pileus thickness was 4.5 mm. Stipe diameter was 12.3 mm (higher than control), and yield was 145.5 g/1,100 cc (comparable to control).

Effects of substrate bed interior environments on mushroom qualities were investigated in oyster mushroom cultivation facilities in which either Reversible Air-Circulation Fans (RACF) blowing air in two directions (upwards and downwards) or customary Convection Fans (CF) with air blowing only upwards were operated throughout the cultivation period. Two days before harvest, the deviation ranges of the bed interior temperature and relative humidity in the facility using RACF were in the ranges of 1.0-1.3oC and 7.8-9.0% in the first growing cycle, and within 0.7-1.1oC and 10.0-11.4% in the second cycle. In the facility using CF, the ranges of variation in the indoor environment parameters (5.8-6.4oC and 21.3-23.1% in the first growing cycle, and 3.4-5.7oC and 14.6-18.3% in the second growing cycle) were much enlarged compared to those associated with RACF. These results strongly indicate that RACF significantly enhances air uniformity. Some mushroom qualities differed between growing cycles. For instance RACF in the first cycle gave somewhat better qualities than CF, but some qualities, like pileus diameter and stipe length, were slightly lower than those described for CF in the second cycle when the cultivation substrate weakened. The observation that some qualities worsened under RACF conditions, despite better air uniformity during the growing cycle, revealed the possibility that downward wind may exert a non-negligible negative effect on mushroom growth. Therefore in the future, making wind measurements on the interior and exterior of substrate beds is necessary to obtain insights into their influences on mushroom qualities. The RACF operation manual needs to be edited to convey this necessity.

2021년 4월부터 8월에 제주시의 비닐하우스에서 재배되는 목이버섯에서 거저리 일종이 발견되었으며, 그를 동정한 결과 제주진주거저리 (Platydema takeii Nakane, 1956)로 확인되었다. 상업적으로 재배되는 버섯에 있어서 거저리 해충으로 인한 우리나라의 첫 번째 피해 사례이다. 여 기서는 이 해충의 피해 증상과 성충 및 유충의 진단형질을 제공하고자 한다.

In order to provide basic data for preparing management standards and to verify the safety of the Chinese oak mushroom-derived moisturizing medium—which is synthesized and imported in large quantities—the presence of 321 residual pesticides, 7 heavy metals, and 3 radioactive materials was analyzed in the moisturizer samples. Examination of residual pesticides in seven moisturizing medium samples prepared using the Chinese oak mushroom and three domestic sawdust samples used for mushroom culture revealed the presence of cypermethrin and iprodione in three moisturizer samples, but the contents of these pesticides were below the standard limits. Zn was detected in ten samples, Cu was detected in nine samples, and Ni was detected in four samples, but their contents were below the standard limits. Pb, Cd, Cr, and Hg were not detected in any sample. No radioactive materials were detected in the samples. In addition, fruiting bodies of the oak mushroom were observed in each medium. Examination did not reveal the presence of any residual pesticides or harmful compounds. In this study, the use of the moisturizing medium prepared using the Chinese oak mushroom was found to be safe. As residual pesticides, heavy metals, and radioactivity—even in trace amounts—remain concentrated in the human body, continuous verification of the safety of hazardous substances and pollutants during the systematic cultivation and management of these mushrooms is required.

Airborne bacteria are expected to float in the mushroom cultivation house, as it is a special environment with high humidity and high temperatures. Their concentration and diversity in the indoor air of the cultivation house could effect the health of farmers and the quality of mushrooms. To examine whether microbiota of airborne bacteria change from year to year, we measured the indoor temperature, humidity, and airborne bacterial concentration from mushroom cultivation houses located in six regions in Korea from 2020 to 2021, and isolated and identified airborne bacteria. The surveyed data were compared and the bacterial diversity of the 1st year and the 2nd year were determined. Based on the average temperature and humidity data surveyed, it can be seen that the temperature and humidity environment in the cultivation houses is such that bacteria can easily reproduce. It was observed that the temperature inside the cultivation houses tends to be higher or lower depending on the season and correlates with the temperature outside the cultivation houses. In the first year survey, 32 species of 20 genera were identified, and in the second year survey, bacteria belonging to 29 species of 22 genera were identified. Among them, the most detected species were all species belonging to the genus Bacillus. There were only three species (Bacillus altitudinis, Brevibacterium frigoritolerans, and Staphylococcus epidermidis) that were continuously isolated in common. Our results showed that the species of floating bacteria greatly vary from year to year even for the same cultivation houses.

흰점박이꽃무지 (Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis) 유충의 대체사료인 한약재 부산물 발효원인 유용미생물 (Effective microorganism, EM)과 느타리버섯 종균 (Oyster mushroom fungi, OM)을 비교하였다. 각 발효된 사료의 영양성분을 비 교한 결과, 조회분을 제외한 조단백, 조지방, 조섬유 함량이 OM 발효사료에서 높게 나타났다. 각 발효된 사료로 사육된 흰점박이꽃무지 유충의 영양성분을 비교한 결과 차이가 관찰되지 않았다. 각 발효사료별 흰점박이꽃무지 유 충의 생체중을 주별 비교 분석한 결과, 3주차 관찰시기부터 EM과 OM을 이용한 사료에서 흰점박이꽃무지 유충 평균중량이 유의하게 높았다. 유충 사육 시 생존율은 발효사료의 경우 동일하게 96.7%이나, 비발효사료의 경우 9.8%로 매우 낮았다. 본 실험결과, 흰점박이꽃무지의 생육에 먹이 원의 발효는 꼭 필요했으며, OM은 EM을 대체할 수 있는 흰점박이꽃무지 대체사료의 발효원으로 더 안정적이었다.

본 연구에서는 기능성 식의약품 소재로써 갈색 느티만 가닥버섯(Hypsizygus marmoreus)의 이용 가능성을 조사하기 위해 갈색 느티만가닥버섯의 부위별, 추출 용매별 항산화 활성을 조사하였다. 열수 추출물 갓과 대의 총 폴리페놀 함량은 17.15±0.19 mg GAE/g과 7.37±0.16 mg GAE/g이었으며 에탄올 추출물 갓과 대의 총 폴리페놀 함 량은 각각 10.23±0.14 mg GAE/g과 3.76.±0.19 mg GAE/g 으로 에탄올 추출물에 비해 열수 추출물의 폴리페놀 함량이 높게 나타났고 대에 비해 갓의 폴리페놀 함량이 높게 나타났다. 또한 갈색 느티만가닥버섯 추출물의 DPPH, ABTS, ORAC 지수, 환원력도 10 mg/ml의 농도에서 에탄올 추출물에 비해 열수 추출물에서 높게 나타났고 대에 비해 갓에서 높게 나타났으며 흰색 느티만가닥버섯에 비해 갈색 느티만가닥버섯의 총 폴리페놀 함량, DPPH, ORAC 지수, 환원력이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 추출물의 세포독성 은 WST-1 assay (4-[3-(4-iodophenyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2H- 5–tetrazolio]-1,3-benzene disulphonate)를 이용하여 열수 추출물의 처리 농도에 따른 대식세포주 RAW 264.7의 세포 생존율로 확인하였으며 갈색 느티만가닥버섯 열수 추출물 처리구에서 대식세포주 RAW 264.7의 세포 생존율이 증가하였기 때문에 세포독성은 없는 것으로 판단된다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면, 느티만가닥버섯은 품종에 따라 항산화 활성에 차이가 있고, 갈색 느티만가닥버섯은 다른 버섯보다 항산화 활성이 높기 때문에 기능성 식의약품 소재로서 이용 가능성이 있다고 판단된다.

Bacillus velezensis HKB-1가 표고버섯 수확후배지 퇴비로부터 분리되었으며 고추역병균(Phythopthora capsici), 인삼모 잘록병균(Rhizoctonia solani), 고추탄저병균(Collectotrichum coccodes) 및 시들음병(Fusarium oxysporium)의 균사체 성장을 70% 이상 억제하는 항 진균 활성을 보였다. B. velezensis HKB-1은 표고버섯 수확후배지 퇴비물 추출물과 당밀 1% 첨가배지에서 다른 상업용 세균배지보다 10~100배 더 높은 세균증식률을 보였으며 고추 역병균의 균사체 생장을 90% 억제하였으며 고추생육 촉진효과 및 고추역병에 대하여 70% 이상의 방제효과가 있었다.

본 연구에서는 농산물인 버섯-마늘 추출물의 최적의 혼합물을 사용하여 생리활성 및 면역증가 등 그들의 특성을 조사하였다. 국내에서 재배되는 버섯과 마늘을 시료로 사용하였으며 유용성분을 분석하기 위해 각각의 추출물을 획득하고 이를 분리정제였다. 버섯의 일반성분의 함량과 β- glucan 함량, 유리당 및 유기산에 대한 함량을 비교한 결과 일반성분에서는 수분 8.55±1.08%, 회분 6.59±1.71%, 가용 성무질소물 69.46±3.80%의 함량을 가진 백목이버섯이 가장 높았고, 조단백질과 조지방에서 높은 함량을 보인 버섯으로는 동충하초로 각각 26.36±4.42%, 2.50±0.05%을 나타내었다. 그리고 조섬유의 함량은 47.18±4.35%의 영지버섯이 높았다. β-glucan 함량은 표고버섯이 36.38+2.67%으로 가장 높았고 그 다음으로 영지버섯이 22.58+4.38%의 수치를 보였다. 버섯의 유리당은 표고버섯원물인 경우 가장 높은 함량을 보여주었고, 영지 버섯의 원물인 경우 유리당이 전혀 나타나지 않았다. 유기산에서 Citric acid는 시료 중 백목이버섯 원물만이 검출되었고, 전체적으로 유기산을 많이 함유하고 있는 시료는 표고버섯원물로 확인되었다. 마늘은「건강기능식품의 기준 및 규격」에서 제시한 알리인 함량, 중금속 및 대장균에 대한 규격에 대해 남해마늘연구소에서 적합판정을 받았다. 그리고 각각의 추출물에서 세포 독성 테스트를 거친 경구 투여한 실험용 마우스에서 흉선과 림프절 세포를 얻어 항암효과를 탐색한 결과, Mixed- M/G 2 추출물의 모든 농도에서 흉선세포와 림프절세포의 CD4 T cell이 증가하였음을 확인하였다. 본 연구결과로부 터 Mixed-M/G 2 추출물이 버섯과 마늘의 혼합 시 시너지 효과를 갖는 시료라고 사료 되며 노인의 면역 증강 및 생리활성의 주요한 수단으로 개발 가능성을 기대해본다.