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Biochar in Oyster Mushroom Substrate Can Cut Yields

Biochar in Oyster Mushroom Substrate Can Cut Yields

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Adding biochar to oyster mushroom substrate raised microbial richness but reduced yields, halting growth at high levels.

Adding biochar to oyster mushroom substrate raised microbial richness but reduced yields, halting growth at high levels.

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Cultivation trial

Cultivation trial

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus ostreatus

Pleurotus ostreatus

Compound

biochar

biochar

Published in

Science of The Total Environment

Science of The Total Environment

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Section

GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

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Biochar Included

Biochar Included

Adding biochar to oyster mushroom substrates (Pleurotus ostreatus) boosts microbial richness but can decrease fruiting body yields, even halting growth at higher concentrations. It also alters elemental content, enhancing nutrients like sulfur and phosphorus.

Adding biochar to oyster mushroom substrates (Pleurotus ostreatus) boosts microbial richness but can decrease fruiting body yields, even halting growth at higher concentrations. It also alters elemental content, enhancing nutrients like sulfur and phosphorus.

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