African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6915

Full Length Research Paper

Alkalinization and moist heat treatments of substrates for cultivation of edible mushrooms in pupunha and cocoa residues

Geni Alves Casteliano
  • Geni Alves Casteliano
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology of the Agroindustry, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Campus Soane Nazaré de Andrade, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, 45662-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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Tizá Teles Santos
  • Tizá Teles Santos
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology of the Agroindustry, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Campus Soane Nazaré de Andrade, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, 45662-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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Camila Oliveira Bezerra
  • Camila Oliveira Bezerra
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology of the Agroindustry, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Campus Soane Nazaré de Andrade, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, 45662-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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Andréa Miura da Costa
  • Andréa Miura da Costa
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology of the Agroindustry, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Campus Soane Nazaré de Andrade, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, 45662-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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Cid Edson Mendonça Póvoas
  • Cid Edson Mendonça Póvoas
  • Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agroindustry, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Campus Soane Nazaré de Andrade, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, 45662-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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Antonio Fábio Reis Figueirêdo
  • Antonio Fábio Reis Figueirêdo
  • Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agroindustry, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Campus Soane Nazaré de Andrade, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, 45662-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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Marliane de Cássia Soares da Silva
  • Marliane de Cássia Soares da Silva
  • Departament of Microbiology, Federal University of Viçosa, BIOAGRO, Campus Universitário, 36570-000, Viçosa Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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José Maria Rodrigues da Luz
  • José Maria Rodrigues da Luz
  • Departament of Microbiology, Federal University of Viçosa, BIOAGRO, Campus Universitário, 36570-000, Viçosa Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Maria Catarina Megumi Kasuya
  • Maria Catarina Megumi Kasuya
  • Departament of Microbiology, Federal University of Viçosa, BIOAGRO, Campus Universitário, 36570-000, Viçosa Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Givaldo Rocha Niela
  • Givaldo Rocha Niela
  • Executive Planning Commission of Cocoa Farming, CEPLAC, Km 22, Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna, 45.600-970, Bahia, Brazil.
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Antônio Zózimo de Matos
  • Antônio Zózimo de Matos
  • Executive Planning Commission of Cocoa Farming, CEPLAC, Km 22, Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna, 45.600-970, Bahia, Brazil.
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José Luiz Bezerra
  • José Luiz Bezerra
  • Center for Agricultural, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, 44380-000, Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil.
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Ana Paula Trovatti Uetanabaro
  • Ana Paula Trovatti Uetanabaro
  • Laboratory of Applied Microbiology of the Agroindustry, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Campus Soane Nazaré de Andrade, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, 45662-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 23 December 2021
  •  Accepted: 09 March 2022
  •  Published: 31 May 2022