The efffects of temperature and moisture stress content on the extensive cultivation of the oyster mushrums

Abstract

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex Fr.) Kumm.) is involved in the destruction of dead wood which is the main place of settlement of living organisms. After humification, dead wood also becomes an important component of forest soils; with its decomposition, especially favorable conditions for the development of topsoil and the renewal of woody species are formed (Popovych and Les, 2014). It is also essential for the accumulation of carbon and the protection of soil from erosion. In forests, about 15% of carbon is contained in dead wood. The 2005 European Forest Protection Conference (MCPFE) emphasized the importance of dead wood, an average stock of which (dead standing trees and wood debris) in Europe amounted to 10 m³. ha-1 forest area (Pasternak and Yarotsky, 2010).Thus, it can be said that in Ukraine as well, it is necessary to introduce modern biotechnologies for utilization of wood waste. One of them is to use wood waste for cultivating mushrooms for food needs.