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Blewit Mushrooms Improve Soil Biodiversity

Blewit Mushrooms Improve Soil Biodiversity

Blewit

What they found

Blewits boosted soil bacterial richness and reduced pathogens in field trials.

Blewits boosted soil bacterial richness and reduced pathogens in field trials.

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

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

At a glance

Latin name

Lepista nuda

Lepista nuda

Published in

ir.lib.uwo.ca

ir.lib.uwo.ca

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Soil Health

Soil Health

Blewits (Lepista nuda) improved soil biodiversity in field trials, boosting bacterial richness and reducing harmful pathogens, which shows potential as a natural biofertilizer and biopesticide.

Blewits (Lepista nuda) improved soil biodiversity in field trials, boosting bacterial richness and reducing harmful pathogens, which shows potential as a natural biofertilizer and biopesticide.

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