Research Keyword: composting

Environmental impact of bioplastic use: A review

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Bioplastics are plastic-like materials made from renewable sources like corn, seaweed, and mushroom mycelium instead of petroleum. While they’re often promoted as environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional plastics, they have their own problems including methane emissions and using farmland needed for food production. However, research shows that despite these drawbacks, bioplastics generally cause less environmental harm than traditional petroleum-based plastics.

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Synergistic effects of beneficial microbial inoculants and SMS-amendments on improving soil properties and Pinus seedling growth in degraded soils

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This study shows how mixing beneficial bacteria with mushroom waste can improve poor soil quality. The bacteria help break down the mushroom waste into nutrients that plants need, while also creating a healthier soil environment full of beneficial microbes. When this treated mushroom waste was added to degraded soil and used to grow pine seedlings, the plants grew taller with thicker stems and more leaves than in untreated soil. This approach offers a practical way to recycle agricultural waste while restoring damaged soils.

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Sustainable Recycling of Mushroom Residue as an Effective Substitute for Cotton Hull Waste in Volvariella volvacea Cultivation: Evidence from Physicochemical and Microbiome Analyses

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This research shows that mushroom waste left over from growing one type of mushroom can be recycled to grow another type of mushroom, called straw mushroom. The recycled mushroom waste works just as well as the traditional cotton hull material currently used, but costs much less money. By analyzing the bacteria and chemical changes during the composting process, scientists found that beneficial bacteria break down the organic matter effectively, making this recycling method both environmentally friendly and economically practical.

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Development of a consortium-based microbial agent beneficial to composting of distilled grain waste for Pleurotus ostreatus cultivation

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Scientists developed a special mix of five beneficial bacteria found in grain waste composting to speed up the process of preparing grain waste as growing substrate for oyster mushrooms. This microbial treatment made the composting hotter and faster, allowing oyster mushroom roots to grow quicker on the substrate. While the final mushroom harvest was similar in quantity, using this microbial treatment allowed farmers to harvest mushrooms about a week earlier. This method offers a practical way to recycle grain waste into valuable mushroom crops.

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Sustainable Recycling of Mushroom Residue as an Effective Substitute for Cotton Hull Waste in Volvariella volvacea Cultivation: Evidence from Physicochemical and Microbiome Analyses

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This research shows that mushroom waste left over from growing mushrooms can be successfully recycled as a growing medium for straw mushrooms, similar to the traditional cotton hull waste currently used. The recycled mushroom residue produces mushrooms of equivalent quality and quantity but costs much less to purchase. By analyzing the microscopic bacterial communities in the compost, scientists found that different bacteria help break down the organic matter in both types of substrates, supporting efficient mushroom growth.

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