TY  - JOUR
A1  - Solovyev, Nikolay
A1  - Prakash, N. Tejo
A1  - Bhatia, Poonam
A1  - Prakash, Ranjana
A1  - Drobyshev, Evgenii J.
A1  - Michalke, Bernhard
T1  - Selenium-rich mushrooms cultivation on a wheat straw substrate from seleniferous area in Punjab, India
JF  - Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology
N2  - Intensive rice-wheat cultivation cycle in Northern belt of India in general and in the State of Punjab in particular results in large volumes of straw and other post-harvest residue annually. The agricultural area, bordering the districts of Nawanshahr and Hoshiarpur, is popularly known as the seleniferous belt of India. The agri-residues, generated in seleniferous region of this state, are observed to contain significantly high concentration of selenium (Se). The present study was aimed to evaluate the Se uptake by different mushroom species: Pleurotus sajorcaju, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus citrinopileatus, Agaricus bisporus, and Volvariella volvacea, cultivated on Se-rich wheat and paddy straw from the seleniferous region. Wheat (Pleurotus species and A. bisporus) and paddy straw (V. volvacea) was inoculated with the mycelium spawn and left for 7-20 days, depending on the species, to grow. Control mushrooms were grown analogously using the agricultural residues from non-seleniferous area of the State of Punjab. All fruiting bodies were collected and analyzed in triplicate. Se was quantified using inductively coupled plasma sector field mass spectrometry. The Se accumulation was high in all species under study, being the highest in A. bisporus (1396 mu g/g vs. 46.8 mu g/g in controls - dry weight) and V. volvacea (231 mu g/g vs. 3.77 mu g/g - dry weight). The observed biological efficiency and total yield for all mushroom species showed good and unaltered productivity in Se-rich conditions, if compared to the controls. The Se-rich mushrooms can be prospective Se-supplements sourcing and biofortified foods, providing readily bioavailable and accessible Se for the diets deficient of this biologically essential element.
KW  - Selenium
KW  - Mushrooms
KW  - Cultivation
KW  - Bioaccumulation
KW  - Seleniferous area
KW  - Supplements
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.07.027
SN  - 0946-672X
VL  - 50
SP  - 362
EP  - 366
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Jena
ER  -