Using tea waste as a new casing material in mushroom (Agaricus bisporus (L.) Sing.) cultivation

Improvement of productivity and polysaccharide-protein complex in Agaricus blazei

“…Other physicochemical properties of the casing soil may contribute as well. Gülser & Pekşen (2003) reported that high amounts of organic matter and salt in the casing soil reduced the productivity of A. bisporus. Organic matter and EC values in the PS used in the present study were both significantly higher than that of all three local casing soils evaluated (Table 2).…”

“…Several researchers have used PS as a fundamental ingredient to mix with various ratios of agricultural or industrial wastes in attempt to replace PS and manage waste issues. Paper waste, tea residue, vine shoot, sugar beet, bark, coir, coal tailings, and spent mushroom substrate have been used by Gülser & Pekşen, (2003); Noble & Dobrovin-Pennington, (2005); Peyvast et al, (2007);Pardo-Giménez et al, (2010) whereas Mendonça et al, (2005) and Colauto et al, (2010) have been used as casings for A. bisporus, whereas lime schist, sand and loam soil have been used for A. blazei (Mendonça et al, 2005;Colauto et al, 2010).…”

Cultivation of Agaricus bisporus (button mushroom) and its usages in the biosynthesis of nanoparticles

“…(Andrade et al 2013), reed plant (Phragmites australis) straw (Muslat et al 2011), water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) (Reddy et al 2013) and others. Wheat straw with waste tea leaves (Gulser et al 2003;Peker et al 2007) and waste paper (Sassine et al 2005;Sassine et al 2007) were used in the casing layer. Tables 1-5 showed various compositions of compost of Agaricus bisporus inform around the world.…”

Reuse of spent mushroom substrate as casing material for the production of milky white mushroom

“…Although different materials may adequately function as a casing layer, peat is commonly used and recommended as a good casing in mushroom cultivation (Gulser and Peksen, 2003). Peat is not so available in many mushroom growing areas.…”