The medicinal Agaricus mushroom cultivated in Brazil: Biology, cultivation and non-medicinal valorisation

M.L. Largeteau , R.C. Llarena-Hernández , Catherine Regnault-Roger (1) , J.-M. Savoie

1 IPREM - Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux

Sun mushroom is a cultivated mushroom extensively studied for its medicinal properties for several years and literature abounds on the topic. Besides, agronomical aspects were investigated in Brazil, the country the mushroom comes from, and some studies focus on the biology of the fungus. This review aimed to present an overview of the non-medicinal knowledge on the mushroom. Areas of commercial production and marketing trends are presented. Its specific fragrance, taste, nutritional value and potential use of extracts as food additives are compared to those of the most cultivated fungi and laboratory models. The interest of the mushroom for lignocellulosic enzyme production and source of biomolecules for the control of plant pathogens are shown. Investigation of genetic variability among cultivars is reported. Growing and storage of mycelium, as well as cultivation conditions (substrate and casing generally based on local products; indoor and outdoor cultivation; diseases and disorders) are described and compared to knowledge on Agaricus bisporus. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.

Mots clés: cultivation; genetic variability; marketing; non-medicinal use; pathology; production areas; biotechnology and applied microbiology

Mots clés: agaricus blazei; agaricus brasiliensis; agaricus subrufescens; biology

Domaines: Biologie végétale

M.L. Largeteau, R.C. Llarena-Hernández, Catherine Regnault-Roger, J.-M. Savoie. The medicinal Agaricus mushroom cultivated in Brazil: Biology, cultivation and non-medicinal valorisation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2011, 92 (5), pp.897-907. ⟨10.1007/s00253-011-3630-7⟩. ⟨hal-01557868⟩