M. M. Dashen

Evaluation of Partial Substitution of Cocoyam Starch as Alternative Gelling Agent in Culture Media for Cultivation of Fungi

I. A. Onyimba, M. M. Dashen, C. E. Odu, I. A. Nnebechukwu, A. I. Njoku, M. O. Job, E. Dakiyes, A. C. Ngene & O. J. Egbere · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology · 2023

Aim: In view of high cost of agar in Nigeria, the study evaluated the suitability of cocoyam starch and cocoyam starch-agar blends as alternative gelling agents in mycological culture media. Methodology: Media characteristics and ability of the media to support growth and sporula...