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Mushroom Waste Biochar Helps Corn Grow in Toxic Soil

Mushroom Waste Biochar Helps Corn Grow in Toxic Soil

What they found

Biochar from spent mushroom substrate nearly doubled corn yield and cut cadmium in corn by 94%.

Biochar from spent mushroom substrate nearly doubled corn yield and cut cadmium in corn by 94%.

The number

a 94% drop in heavy metals

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

Zea mays

Zea mays

Published in

Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Soil Rescue

Soil Rescue

Scientists turned leftover growing material from mushrooms into biochar, a charcoal-like substance, and used it to help corn (Zea mays) grow in toxic soil. The results were huge: nearly double the grain yield, 50% more chlorophyll, and a 94% drop in heavy metals like cadmium in the corn.

Scientists turned leftover growing material from mushrooms into biochar, a charcoal-like substance, and used it to help corn (Zea mays) grow in toxic soil. The results were huge: nearly double the grain yield, 50% more chlorophyll, and a 94% drop in heavy metals like cadmium in the corn.

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