Mushroom cultivation in the developing world: A comparison of cultivation technologies

Higgins, Connor; Margot, Hartini; Warnquist, Sara; Obeysekare, Eric; Mehta, Khanjan

doi:10.1109/ghtc.2017.8239314

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“…Currently, numerous research teams explore the effect of various combinations between plant lignocellulose substrates and higher fungi to develop functional mycelium - based bio - composite materials with the potential to replace synthetic materials. Many studies have reported the ability of mushrooms, belonging to the Trametes , Ganoderma and Pleurotus genera, to be cultivated on a range of lignocellulose materials, including various types of cotton seed hulls, corn cobs, peanut shells, cotton from the textile industry, coffee pulp, paper, leaves, coconut powder [ 6 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ] as well as low - quality organic waste streams like saw dust and straw and turning them into mycelium bio - composites [ 22 ]. The structural and macroscopic characteristics of the mycelium - based bio - composites are strongly dependent on the fungal species, the type and chemical composition of the substrates and both cultivation conditions and post - cultivation processing define their non - structural, semi - structural or specific applications [ 4 , 6 , 7 , 11 , 12 , 18 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ].…”

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Waste Rose Flower and Lavender Straw Biomass—An Innovative Lignocellulose Feedstock for Mycelium Bio-Materials Development Using Newly Isolated Ganoderma resinaceum GA1M

Angelova

Brazkova

Stefanova

et al. 2021

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In this study, for the first time, the potential of rose flowers and lavender straw waste biomass was studied as feeding lignocellulose substrates for the cultivation of newly isolated in Bulgaria Ganoderma resinaceum GA1M with the objective of obtaining mycelium-based bio-composites. The chemical characterization and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy established that the proximate composition of steam distilled lavender straw (SDLS) and hexane extracted rose flowers (HERF) was a serious prerequisite supporting the self-growth of mycelium bio-materials with improved antibacterial and aromatic properties. The basic physico-mechanical properties of the developed bio-composites were determined. The apparent density of the mycelium HERF-based bio-composites (462 kg/m3) was higher than that of the SDLS-based bio-composite (347 kg/m3) and both were much denser than expanded polystyren (EPS), lighter than medium-density fiber board (MDF) and oriented strand board (OSB) and similar to hempcrete. The preliminary testing of their compressive behavior revealed that the compressive resistance of SDLS-based bio-composite was 718 kPa, while for HERF-based bio-composite it was 1029 kPa and both values are similar to the compressive strength of hempcrete with similar apparent density. Water absorbance analysis showed, that both mycelium HERF- and SDLS-based bio-composites were hydrophilic and further investigations are needed to limit the hydrophilicity of the lignocellulose fibers, to tune the density and to improve compressive resistance.

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Waste Rose Flower and Lavender Straw Biomass—An Innovative Lignocellulose Feedstock for Mycelium Bio-Materials Development Using Newly Isolated Ganoderma resinaceum GA1M

Angelova

Brazkova

Stefanova

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“…A huge amount of SMS in the mushroom farms is one of the most serious challenges in terms of environmental concerns such as soil, water, and air pollutions [9][10][11][12]. Recycling of SMS into the secondary substrate for mushroom cultivation is not economically feasible, since it no longer works as an appropriate mushroom cultivation medium, and also the production of fresh new mushroom substrate is much cheaper [13,14].…”

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Structural, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) and Rubberwood Sawdust (RWS) Binderless Particleboards

Shakir¹,

Azahari²,

Salehabadi³

et al. 2020

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The aim of this study is to examine the chemical compositions (extractive, alphacellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) of the spent mushroom substrate (SMS) and rubberwood sawdust (RWS) to evaluate its suitability in the production of binderless particleboard. In this study, SMS fiber and RWS fiber were used to produce experimental binderless particleboard panels. Binderless particleboards were made with a target density of 0.80 g/cm 3 at temperature 130 °C and a pressure of 5 MPa under the hot press. The chemical composition of the SMS fiber was found to be slightly lower than that of the RWS fiber. The degradation of the chemical composition can cause reduction of particle size and discoloration of fibers. Binderless particleboard made from SMS fiber also shows slightly lower mechanical properties as compared to the RWS fiber. The reaction and thermal profiles show almost similar characteristics for both SMS and RWS samples. However, the spent mushroom substrate (SMS) shows slightly lower chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties as compared to the rubberwood sawdust (RWS).

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“…Although the enzymatic complex of P. ostreatus is an excellent degrader of complex carbohydrates such as cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, it is possible that there is unproductivity in lignocellulosic substrates, if these are nutritionally inappropriate. For this reason, experts recommend supplementing them with rice, wheat and corn bran, bean leaves, or any other additional source capable of balancing the carbon/nitrogen ratio (C/N) (Naraian et al, 2016, Vieira & Andrade, 2016Higgins et al, 2017).…”

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“…Although this substrate category offers advantages to producers, such as little or no contamination propensity and accelerated cultivation cycle, the preparation of the substrate requires considerable volume of raw material, making it difficult the management of waste in the post-harvest stage. Scientific researches highlight the fight against excessive generation of mushroom drawn compound in post-harvest stage as one of the main challenges regarding the cultivation of P. ostreatus (Atila, 2016;Higgins et al, 2017). Therefore, it was assumed that the briquetting could be useful to the sustainability of the oyster mushroom production chain by the production of reduced volume substrate.…”

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AXENIC CULTIVATION OF Pleurotus ostreatus var. Florida IN SUPPLEMENTED SUGARCANE BAGASSE BRIQUETTES

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Articles on the applicability of briquetting to the production of mushrooms are rare. Therefore, this research provides the scientific community and, mainly, producers, unpublished technical information regarding the productive yield of oyster mushroom cultivated in sugarcane bagasse briquettes supplemented with bioproducts of cereals. In 30 days of axenic cultivation, 6 tons-force briquettes with 80% humidity resulted in higher productivity (30.4%), and generated the lowest physical volume of exhausted compound (44.8%), thus, overcoming the technical performance of the other briquetting matrices tested, and even of methods traditionally used for the preparation of substrate for P. ostreatus cultivation on a commercial scale. The conclusion is, therefore, that the axenic cultivation of P. ostreatus var. Florida in sugarcane bagasse briquettes, supplemented with bioproducts of cereals, has technically qualified as an original and efficient method for the production of high biological value protein by the recycling of agricultural residues and can therefore guarantee multiple economic benefits to the agribusiness of the oyster mushroom, in addition to allowing reduction of environmental impacts by the restricted generation of exhausted compound in the post-harvest stage.

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Mushroom cultivation in the developing world: A comparison of cultivation technologies

Cited by 24 publications

References 6 publications

Waste Rose Flower and Lavender Straw Biomass—An Innovative Lignocellulose Feedstock for Mycelium Bio-Materials Development Using Newly Isolated Ganoderma resinaceum GA1M

Waste Rose Flower and Lavender Straw Biomass—An Innovative Lignocellulose Feedstock for Mycelium Bio-Materials Development Using Newly Isolated Ganoderma resinaceum GA1M

Structural, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) and Rubberwood Sawdust (RWS) Binderless Particleboards

AXENIC CULTIVATION OF Pleurotus ostreatus var. Florida IN SUPPLEMENTED SUGARCANE BAGASSE BRIQUETTES

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