| Binomial nomenclature |
Pleurotus ostreatus |
| Old nomenclature |
None |
| Inoculation rate |
mix with ± 2% spawn |
| Natural substrate |
hardwood / (wheat) straw |
| Incubation |
room temperature: |
20-22 °C |
| substrate temperature: |
25-30 °C |
| duration: |
19- 22 days |
| Primordia induction |
(night time)* temperature: |
lower to 6-15 °C |
| relative humidity |
90- 95 % |
| Fruiting conditions |
room temperature: |
(5-) 10-17 (-20) °C |
| relative humidity: |
85% |
| CO2-concentration: |
less than 800 ppm |
| light: |
800- 1500 lux |
| Flushes |
number: |
02/mar |
| interval: |
1-2 weeks |
| between flushes: |
relative humidity increase to 90% |
| Total production cycle |
Ca. 3 months |
| Average yield |
200 to 250 g saleable mushrooms per kg fresh substrate† |
