Spent Mushroom Waste as a Media Replacement for Peat Moss in Kai‐Lan (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> var. Alboglabra) Production

Sendi, Hatari; Mohamed, Mahmud Tengku Muda; Anwar, Md. Parvez; Saud, Halimi Mohd

doi:10.1155/2013/258562

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“…Most studies were motivated by the need to dispose of large quantities of SMC from Agaricus and Pleurotus sp. cultivation, while simultaneously obtaining substitutes for more expensive or environmentally problematic growing media, such as peat [10,11]. However, there is consensus that a major challenge with fresh untreated SMC is its high salt content.…”

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“…Plants, especially seedlings, are sensitive to the high EC (electrical conductivity) in SMC. Therefore, the majority of studies have found a reduced germination or growth when mixing increasing amounts of SMC into commercial growing media [10,12,13]. However, stronger growth of tomato and cucumber in peat was achieved with addition of SMC of enoki (Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer) [14] and oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.)…”

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Amelioration of Composts for Greenhouse Vegetable Plants Using Pasteurised Agaricus Mushroom Substrate

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When using food and green waste composts as peat-free plant growing media, there is a challenge that nutrient immobilisation and high pH and salts content limit plant growth. The present study explored the use of spent mushroom compost (SMC) of Agaricus subrufescens in a sustainable plant growing system where only vermicompost from digested food waste and composted green wastes were used, even for the seedling stage. However, negative effects of high compost inclusion were offset by adding SMC. Significantly higher plant yield was obtained in several of the SMC amended treatments in four out of five lettuce experiments and in one tomato experiment. In addition, an experiment with cucumbers showed that nutrients were not available to the plant when the mushroom mycelium was actively growing, but became available if the mushroom mycelium had been inactivated first by pasteurisation. A significant effect from SMC was not observed under full fertigation. This study demonstrated that the addition of pasteurised Agaricus mycelium colonised compost can successfully offset negative effects from high pH and EC as well as limited nutrient supply (and nitrogen immobilisation) in peat-free, compost-based growing media.

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“…(Siddhant and Ayodhya, 2009) used SMS of three strains of oyster mushrooms as fertilizer for improvement the growth of the plant Spinacea oleracea. (Sendi et al, 2013) used it as a substitution for peat moss to produce Kailan/Kale (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) in Malaysia.…”

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Evaluation of Spent Mushroom Substrate extract as biofertilizer for growth improvement of Rice (Oriza sativa)

Elsakhawy¹,

tawfik

2019

Egypt.J. Soil Sci.

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M USHROOM farms started to widely establish in Egypt to partially replace animal protein. The type Pleurotus ostreatus is common in small farms because of the low cost production. Residues of mushroom cultivation contain highly nutritive compounds resulted from metabolic activity of the fungus. In this work, the extract of spent pleurotus mushroom was used as an organic fertilizer to enhance Sakha 106 rice cultivar growth and productivity. The chemical analysis of spent extract (SE) verified that it contains considerable amount of reducing sugars, phenolic compounds and other macro and micro elements. Tow laboratory experiments were designed to study the effect of SE on soil micro biota and cyano bacterium Spirulina platensis. A field experiment continued for two successive seasons 2018 and 2019 was conducted where rice grains were soaked in SE then SE was applied by three methods, spraying on rice shoot system, soil drench and combined spraying plus soil drench. Results indicated that, SE improved soil microbial activity represented by total bacterial, fungal count and dehydrogenase activity in addition to soil respiration.Results of field trial indicated that the effect ofsoaking treatment was significant in spike length, number of full and empty seeds, grain and straw yield and nitrogen percent in grains,while the most effective treatment was the combination between spraying and soil amendment where the yield of grains and straw were clearly enhanced in addition to other yield characters.

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“…It is, however, an effectively non-renewable resource (Sendi et al 2013), and it can be expensive. Furthermore, there is an increasing suite of environmental concerns surrounding the harvest of peat, including the destruction of wetland ecosystems, the release of greenhouse gasses, and the incidence of smoldering fire phenomena (Zaccone et al 2014).…”

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Guar, jantar, wheat straw, and rice hull composts as replacements for peat in muskmelon transplant production

Mustafa

Ali

Smith

et al. 2016

Int J Recycl Org Waste Agricult

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Purpose The demand for soilless media for vegetable transplant production is increasing. Economic constraints paired with concerns over the sustainability of peat mining have necessitated the replacement of peat with renewable and regionally abundant alternatives. The aim of this study was to develop from composts complete or partial substitutes for peat. Methods Composted guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), jantar (Sesbania aculeata), wheat (Triticum aestivum) straw, and rice (Oryza sativa) hulls adjusted to 10% airfilled porosity (AFP) were blended on a volumetric basis with peat moss at discrete levels (0-50%). Total waterholding capacity, shrinkage, dry and wet bulk density, pH, electrical conductivity, N, P, K, FE, B, and Zn concentrations of each compost, their blends, and a peat control were measured. The experimental media were used to grow muskmelon (Cucumis melo) plants in a greenhouse. Seed germination, shoot fresh weight, shoot height, leaf area, stem diameter, root length, and mineral nutrient concentrations of transplants were quantified. After transplanting in the field, the growth rates and yields were measured.Nonparametric regression was used to analyze the data. Results The physiochemical parameters measured for most of the experimental media fell within the recommended range for growing media; however, pH for all media exceeded the recommended range. Media-containing guar and jantar composts generally contained more nutrients than media-containing rice hull or wheat straw composts. Fresh weight, height, and root length were generally greater for seedlings grown in media-containing rice hull compost than for those grown in media-containing other composts. Seedlings grown in media-containing guar or jantar composts generally had greater tissue nutrient concentrations. Conclusions All blends produced acceptable seedlings; however, the largest seedlings, and greatest post-transplant growth rate and yield were produced in media containing 30-50% rice hull compost.

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Spent Mushroom Waste as a Media Replacement for Peat Moss in Kai‐Lan (Brassica oleracea var. Alboglabra) Production

Cited by 48 publications

References 22 publications

Amelioration of Composts for Greenhouse Vegetable Plants Using Pasteurised Agaricus Mushroom Substrate

Amelioration of Composts for Greenhouse Vegetable Plants Using Pasteurised Agaricus Mushroom Substrate

Evaluation of Spent Mushroom Substrate extract as biofertilizer for growth improvement of Rice (Oriza sativa)

Guar, jantar, wheat straw, and rice hull composts as replacements for peat in muskmelon transplant production

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