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Date Palm Waste Is a Good Low-Cost Substrate for Reishi

Date Palm Waste Is a Good Low-Cost Substrate for Reishi

Reishi

What they found

Date palm residues with 20% wheat bran gave reishi a 57% biological efficiency and about 469 g per bag.

Date palm residues with 20% wheat bran gave reishi a 57% biological efficiency and about 469 g per bag.

The number

biological efficiency reaching 57%

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

Ganoderma lucidum

Ganoderma lucidum

Published in

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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Section

GROWING & GOURTMET

GROWING & GOURTMET

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Reishi on Dates

Reishi on Dates

Date palm residues proved to be a sustainable, low-cost substrate for cultivating reishi (Ganoderma lucidum). Adding 20% wheat bran gave the best results, with biological efficiency reaching 57% and fresh yields of ~469 g per bag, outperforming both plain date waste and higher supplementation levels.

Date palm residues proved to be a sustainable, low-cost substrate for cultivating reishi (Ganoderma lucidum). Adding 20% wheat bran gave the best results, with biological efficiency reaching 57% and fresh yields of ~469 g per bag, outperforming both plain date waste and higher supplementation levels.

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