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Oyster Mushrooms

Description

Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a common edible mushroom. It was first cultivated in Germany as a subsistence measure during World War I and is now grown commercially around the world for food. However, the first documented cultivation was by Kaufert There is some question about the name Pleurotus corticatus, but no question he cultivated an oyster mushroom. It is related to the similarly cultivated "king oyster mushroom". Oyster mushrooms can also be used industrially for mycoremediation purposes. The oyster mushroom may be considered a medicinal mushroom, since it contains statins such as lovastatin which work to reduce cholesterol.

Oyster mushroom is one type of fungus that is quite popular among the people of Indonesia, in addition to any other type of fungus such as mushrooms, oyster mushrooms and shitake mushrooms. In general, oyster mushrooms consumed by the public as a vegetable for daily needs. and oyster mushrooms are fungi species of wood that has a higher nutritional content than other types of wood mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms contain protein, fat, phosphorus, iron, thiamin and riboflavin higher than with other types of fungi. Oyster mushrooms contain 18 kinds of amino acids needed by human body and contain no cholesterol.

Habitat
Oyster mushroom on a tree The oyster mushroom is widespread in many temperate and subtropical forests throughout the world, although it is absent from the Pacific Northwest of North America, being replaced by P. pulmonarius and P. populinus. It is a saprotroph that acts as a primary decomposer of wood, especially deciduous trees, and beech trees in particular. It is a white-rot wood-decay fungus. The oyster mushroom is one of the few known carnivorous mushrooms. Its mycelia can kill and digest nematodes, which is believed to be a way in which the mushroom obtains nitrogen. The standard oyster mushroom can grow in many places, but some other related species, such as the branched oyster mushroom, grow only on trees

Culinary Uses
The oyster mushroom is frequently used in Japanese, Korean and Chinese cookery as a delicacy: it is frequently served on its own as soup, sometimes stuffed, or in stirfry recipes with soy sauce. Oyster mushrooms are sometimes made into a sauce, used in Asian cooking, which is similar to oyster sauce. The mushroom's taste has been described as a mild with a slight odor similar to anise. The oyster mushroom is best when picked young; as the mushroom ages, the flesh becomes tough and the flavor becomes acrid and unpleasant. Oysters mushrooms are widely cultivated and used in Kerala, India; a wide variety of dishes are prepared from them. Oysters mushrooms are mainly cultivated in large clear polythene bags with buns of hay layered in the bags, and spores sown between these layers.

Non-culinary uses
A US company, Ecovactive Design, has proposed using the mycelium along with the growing substrate as a substitute for petroleum derived expanded polystyrene packing material or as an insulating material. Oyster mushrooms and lovastatin In vivo research has shown that consumption of oyster mushrooms lowers cholesterol levels, because these mushrooms naturally contain lovastatin.Studies have shown they contain up to 2.8% lovastatin on a dry weight basis.

Health Benefits
Oyster mushrooms develop on waste products such as straw, sawdust, wood, trees, aspens and silver willows. It has numerous medicinal purposes and has widely been used to cure many ailments including stomach ache, acid reflux and cardiovascular diseases.

Range of Benefits
Cooking Today, oyster mushrooms are used for cooking due to their texture and flavor. They provide their own special flavor or are mixed with other ingredients, and their flavor increased during frying. Their texture usually holds up great to cooking methods, including salting and stir-frying. Reduces blood pressure Mushrooms provide a great source of potassium, which helps reduce high blood pressure in patients with heart problem. It also offers protection from heart diseases and stroke since it has cardiovascular effects. Antioxidant Oyster mushrooms also provide a source of selenium, niacin, and riboflavin. Selenium acts as an antioxidant, providing protection from the effects of cell damage resulting from free radicals. Recent studies suggest that regular consumption of selenium reduce prostrate cancer risk.

Nutritious and delicious Oyster mushrooms not only help to reduce cholesterol level in the body, but are also delicious and nutritious. They contain iron, phosphorus, and calcium that help to build strong bones, as well as alleviating high blood pressure in diabetic patients. Controls hypertension Oyster mushrooms also contain high potassium levels and low sodium levels, which is beneficial to patients with diabetes and obesity. Boosts the immune system Recent studies suggest that oyster mushroom not only has immune boosting effects, but also contains antibiotic properties. The only drawback of cholesterol medication is that it impedes the development of an essential antioxidantknown as coenzyme Q10, leading to muscle degeneration. Therefore, make sure that you consult a doctor to avoid such complication.

Pests and Disease

Before understanding what things are needed in the prevention, first requires a knowledge of how diseases and pests can spread. There are 5 ways / media that can cause major pests and diseases: Air, Water, Soil, Human, Seed

There are 5 points that must be considered in maintaining cleanliness: Smooth circulation of air Cleanliness of water Perfect pasteurization and sterile Sanitation workers Environmental cleanliness both inside and around kumbung

Wide range of pests and Type Disease

Pests Insect Worms Spiders Snail Termite Prophylaxis Disease Trichoderma spp Mucor spp. Neurospora spp Penicillium spp

Business Excellence Oyster Mushrooms

1. Oyster Mushroom Cultivation only utilize organic wastes in the community that many abundant, cheap and easily obtainable. 2. Oyster mushroom cultivation with the use of capital is relatively small and affordable by all levels of society. 3. Oyster mushroom use a large area. accommodate about estimated revenues cultivation does not (100 sq. mtr can 7500 baglog, with Rp.200.00 per day.

5. Appropriate technologies are cheap and simple so that the layers of the rural communities can do this oyster mushroom cultivation. 6. Oyster Mushroom Cultivation flexible so it can run anyone, anywhere, anytime and not knowing the season, could be run in the scale of household / small, medium and even with modern technology. 7. Other than farming, oyster mushrooms have a short harvest time was 1.5 months reap the rewards, not cost of feed, medicines, and fertilizers. workforce slightly so that the results can be maximized.

4. Request a standard oyster mushrooms on the market, because the oyster mushroom has been positioned as a kind of vegetables consumed by many people, the oyster mushroom has a delicious taste that is also highly nutritious and can be used as an alternative for the treatment of food.

Step Oyster Mushroom Cultivation

1. Preparation of Materials 2. Sieving 3. Mixing 4. Composting 5. Packaging (Making Baglog) 6. Sterilization 7. Inoculation (Provision of Seeds) 8. Incubation (The Growth of mycelium) Oyster Mushrooms 9. Oyster Mushroom Harvest

Marketing Step
1. Perform harvesting a maximum of 3 hours before being packed. 2. Cut out the stem (tuber) mushrooms and then separate the good with mold fungi that are less good condition. 3. Weigh the required size (200 gr, 250 gr or 500 gr). 4. Put into a plastic and do the sealer (pressed) 5. Combine mushrooms to order (per 3 kg or per 5 kg) 6. Mushrooms prepared to be circulated to the middleman (the basket)

Details of Capital
No 1 Objects Mushroom houses (12 x 5) m2 Unit 1 Price Rp. 6.000.000,-

2
3 4 5

Baglog rack (3 x 2) m2
Baglog (Seeds) Labor Care Total

4
2000 5

Rp.

800.000,-

Rp. 2.000.000,Rp. 5.000.000,- / 2 Month Rp. 3.000.000,Rp. 16.800.000,-

The cost of making a one baglog oyster mushrooms

No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Objects
Wood powder Bran Lime Firewood Plastic Ring Baglog Cotton / Paper Seed Labor Everything Else Total

Price
Rp. 150,Rp. 150,Rp. 25,Rp. 75,Rp. 125,Rp. 100,Rp. 25,Rp. 100,Rp. 150,Rp. 100,Rp.1000,-

Cost of Production Rp. 1000, Production Price Rp. 2500, Profit of Rp. 1500, - / Baglog

Sales Analysis Fresh Oyster Mushrooms

Analysis from the sale of fresh oyster mushrooms, if 2000 baglog in cultivating his own. Media to grow mold / baglog by the number of smallscale 2000 baglog, the ability of fungi to grow 4-7 times the output of each baglog mushrooms, or 0.7 x weight of media: 0.7 x 1.25 kg = 0.8 kg / baglog baglog 0.8 x 2000 = 1600 kg. If the selling price per kilogram of oyster mushrooms 10,000, then 10,000, - x 1600 kg = Rp.16.000.000, gross sales of fresh oyster mushrooms. last up to 6 months.

Analysis of Benefits
Capital Income for two months Net income Capital Return Rp. 16.800.000,Rp.16.000.000, Rp. 6.000.000,Capital / Net Income Per 2 Month (Harvest) After Second Harverst

Conclusion & Suggestion

Oyster mushroom cultivation business is a business that is promising, because the oyster mushroom is a fungus of the most widely consumed compared with other fungal species, especially the demand for oyster mushrooms is quite high in society, so this makes the oyster mushroom business opportunities to consider becoming a business. Oyster mushroom cultivation is very easy as long as we are diligent and industrious , but if we are careless in oyster mushroom cultivation is likely that the results are less satisfactory.

Processed results of Oyster Mushroom