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Spent Mushroom Compost Cuts Cucumber Wilt Disease Tenfold

Spent Mushroom Compost Cuts Cucumber Wilt Disease Tenfold

What they found

Spent mushroom substrate reduced cucumber wilt disease tenfold by enriching beneficial soil bacteria.

Spent mushroom substrate reduced cucumber wilt disease tenfold by enriching beneficial soil bacteria.

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tenfold

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

Bacillus velezensis

Bacillus velezensis

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Plant and Soil

Plant and Soil

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Defending Plants

Defending Plants

Used mushroom compost (spent mushroom substrate) reduced cucumber wilt disease tenfold by enriching beneficial soil bacteria like Bacillus velezensis. These microbes boost antimicrobial activity and help protect roots from pathogens.

Used mushroom compost (spent mushroom substrate) reduced cucumber wilt disease tenfold by enriching beneficial soil bacteria like Bacillus velezensis. These microbes boost antimicrobial activity and help protect roots from pathogens.

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