International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)   Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 69-73 Efficacy of Selected Sorghum Genotypes as Cereal Base Medium for the Growth of White Button Mushroom Mycelium (Agaricus bisporus (L)) Download PDF Khiery,N.T. ; A.I. Abdalla; A.I. Ahmed; Ammar MS Abdalla; Abdalla R.R. ; O .A. Abdalla; N .D. Ahmed and M.S. Saeed Abstract: The feasibility of standardizing a sorghum grain basal media as an alternative to different culture media such as potato dextrose agar and wheat basal media was assessed using different local sorghum genotypes. The relative mycelia growth over time using different genotypes, preparation methods and concentrations was investigated along with standard potato dextrose and wheat grain medium as standard set-up. The use malting method proved to be beneficial for producing visually prominent and dense cultures of mushroom. The malt method provides readily available nutrition that favours early-growth mushroom mycelia The study also recommended sorghum genotypes; Tabat, Tetron, Faterita White and Faterita, Red, respectively. The concentration of sorghum preparation remains a minor factor during the early stage of mycelium growth. It starts showing a significant effect at a later stage of mycelium extension, particularly at 21,24 and 27 days after inoculation.