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Green Walnut Husks Boost Oyster Mushroom Yield and Nutrition

Green Walnut Husks Boost Oyster Mushroom Yield and Nutrition

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Adding 10-20% green walnut husk to oyster mushroom substrate improved yield and protein and fat content but lengthened the growing cycle.

Adding 10-20% green walnut husk to oyster mushroom substrate improved yield and protein and fat content but lengthened the growing cycle.

The number

Adding 10-20%

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Cultivation trial

Cultivation trial

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At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus spp.

Pleurotus spp.

Published in

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Green walnut husks (GWH) as a substrate for cultivating oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) was explored in a recent study. Adding 10-20% of the thicker green layer of walnut fruit improved the yield and nutritional content, increasing protein and fat in the mushrooms. In turn, higher GWH content prolonged the cultivation cycle.

Green walnut husks (GWH) as a substrate for cultivating oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) was explored in a recent study. Adding 10-20% of the thicker green layer of walnut fruit improved the yield and nutritional content, increasing protein and fat in the mushrooms. In turn, higher GWH content prolonged the cultivation cycle.

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