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Invasive Grass and Coconut Husk Grow Good Oyster Mushrooms

Invasive Grass and Coconut Husk Grow Good Oyster Mushrooms

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Oyster mushrooms grown on a 75:25 invasive grass and coconut husk mix gave the highest yield at 308 g.

Oyster mushrooms grown on a 75:25 invasive grass and coconut husk mix gave the highest yield at 308 g.

The number

the highest yield at 308 g

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Cultivation trial

Cultivation trial

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At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus ostreatus, Arundo donax

Pleurotus ostreatus, Arundo donax

Published in

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Waste and Biomass Valorization

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Section

GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

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Waste-to-Food Conversion

Waste-to-Food Conversion

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) grown on 75:25 invasive grass (Arundo donax) to coconut husk produced the highest yield at 308 g and extended harvest periods up to 46 days, while cutting colonization time by 7–10 days. Coconut-only substrates increased dry matter to 27.1% vs 15.2% in standard materials, and grass-based substrates boosted nitrogen and protein content in the final mushrooms.

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) grown on 75:25 invasive grass (Arundo donax) to coconut husk produced the highest yield at 308 g and extended harvest periods up to 46 days, while cutting colonization time by 7–10 days. Coconut-only substrates increased dry matter to 27.1% vs 15.2% in standard materials, and grass-based substrates boosted nitrogen and protein content in the final mushrooms.

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