Fertiliser characteristics of stored spent mushroom substrate as a sustainable source of nutrients and organic matter for tillage, grassland and agricultural soils

Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is an organic manure that can be used with advantage in agriculture. Under European Union (EU) (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations, SMS cannot be applied to land over the winter months and must be stored on concrete surfaces, either covere...

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Main Authors: B. Velusami, S.N. Jordan, T. Curran, H. Grogan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Compuscript Ltd 2021-05-01
Series:Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
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Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/ijafr-2020-0121