It is known that the casing soil used to cover the compost in button mushroom cultivation contains peat. The Fraunhofer IKTS Institute for Materials Research […]
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What are these mushrooms?
White button mushroom The most popular mushroom in the world. These are the mushrooms most of us first think of when we hear the word […]
The Swiss mushroom industry is holding steady
According to an analysis of trade data from the Swiss Mushroom Growers’ Association and the Federal Customs Office, demand for mushrooms in Switzerland has been […]
Mushroom farmers in the Paris catacombs struggle to survive
Two hundred years ago, French mushroom growers working in the limestone mines of Paris pioneered the technology to grow champignon mushroom. Today, only a handful […]
Study on the energy requirements of button mushroom cultivation
In a recent article, Italian researchers analyzed how energy demand in large-scale mushroom cultivation changes over the entire production cycles. Nowadays energy efficiency is one […]
German mushroom production statistics in brief
The German Mushroom Association reported in a short article that despite the COVID, the mushroom growing sector was able to grow. Despite the fact that […]
A new button mushroom allergen has been identified
Allergic symptoms are very rare in various cultivated mushrooms and this is especially true for white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). In the case of shiitake, […]
CAC-ing technique for the better incubation of casing
The CAC-ing technique (means Compost Added at Casing) involves the application of small amounts of fully colonized by the mushroom mycelium, (3rd phase) compost to […]