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Using spent mushroom substrate (SMS) as a casing boosted bacterial activity and enhanced the mineral profile of the Calocybe indica

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Researchers tested using leftover mushroom material (spent mushroom substrate) as a growing medium for milky mushrooms instead of traditional loamy soil. While traditional soil produced more mushrooms overall, the mushrooms grown in the recycled substrate contained significantly higher levels of beneficial minerals like zinc, copper, and phosphorus. The study found that beneficial bacteria in the recycled material helped make nutrients more available to the mushrooms, making this approach both environmentally friendly and nutritionally advantageous.

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Can the DSE Fungus Exserohilum rostratum Mitigate the Effect of Salinity on the Grass Chloris gayana?

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Researchers tested whether a beneficial fungus called Exserohilum rostratum could help a grass species called Rhodes grass survive in salty soil conditions. The fungus was found to tolerate salt well and helped the grass maintain better nutrient balance, but these benefits were limited and didn’t fully protect the grass from the negative effects of high salt levels. This suggests that while the fungus can be helpful, its effectiveness depends on specific conditions and salt concentrations.

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Can the DSE Fungus Exserohilum rostratum Mitigate the Effect of Salinity on the Grass Chloris gayana?

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Researchers tested whether a fungus called Exserohilum rostratum could help Rhodes grass tolerate salty soils. While the fungus survived well in salty conditions and colonized plant roots, it only moderately improved plant growth under high salt levels. The fungus did help plants maintain better potassium and calcium balance compared to non-inoculated plants, but this wasn’t always enough to overcome severe salt stress.

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