Method for preparing casing material

This invention relates to a method for preparing casing material for mushroom production including the steps of providing a body of plant parenchyma tissue extracted from a plant source; mixing the body with water to provide a starting mixture; and allowing the starting mixture to compost to form th...

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Hauptverfasser:	MEYER, LINDA, KORSTEN, LISE, VAN HEERDEN, ANE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED FISHING FORESTRY HORTICULTURE HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING TRAPPING WATERING
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Zusammenfassung:	This invention relates to a method for preparing casing material for mushroom production including the steps of providing a body of plant parenchyma tissue extracted from a plant source; mixing the body with water to provide a starting mixture; and allowing the starting mixture to compost to form the casing material. The method may include the further step of adding a decomposition enhancer to the starting mixture. The invention further relates to casing material prepared in accordance with the method and to a method of producing mushrooms using the casing material.