Composting Spent Mushroom Substrate from <em>Agaricus bisporus</em> and <em>Pleurotus ostreatus</em> Production as a Growing Media Component for Baby Leaf Lettuce Cultivation under <em>Pythium irregulare</em> Biotic Stress
Composts of spent mushrooms substrates can be an alternative for the partial replacement of peat as growing media in horticulture. Three mature composts from <i>Agaricus bisporus</i> (Ag), <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> (Pl), and 70% Ag:30% Pl (AgPl) production were used as parti...
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| description | Composts of spent mushrooms substrates can be an alternative for the partial replacement of peat as growing media in horticulture. Three mature composts from <i>Agaricus bisporus</i> (Ag), <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> (Pl), and 70% Ag:30% Pl (AgPl) production were used as partial components of peat growing media, used at a 1:4 compost:peat ratio for growing red baby leaf lettuce. They showed higher yields, between 3 and 7 times more than that for peat itself, even under the pressure of the plant pathogen <i>Pythium irregulare</i>. AgPl showed the higher suppressiveness (50%) against <i>Pythium irregulare</i> than Ag- (38%) or Pl- (15%) supplemented media. The combination of these raw materials and a suitable composting process is important for obtaining mature compost for use as a partial component of peat-based growing media. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb943843a4a14a08bda14bd507a7b86d2023-12-03T14:35:41ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242021-01-01721310.3390/horticulturae7020013Composting Spent Mushroom Substrate from <em>Agaricus bisporus</em> and <em>Pleurotus ostreatus</em> Production as a Growing Media Component for Baby Leaf Lettuce Cultivation under <em>Pythium irregulare</em> Biotic StressDaniel Hernández0Margarita Ros1Francisco Carmona2José Antonio Saez-Tovar3Jose Antonio Pascual4Conservación de Suelos y Agua y Manejo de Residuos Orgánicos, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, SpainConservación de Suelos y Agua y Manejo de Residuos Orgánicos, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, SpainSymborg SL Polígono Industrial Cabezo Cortado, Av. Jesús Martinez Cortado, 51, 30100 Murcia, SpainAgroquímica y Medioambiente, Universidad Miguel Hernández, UMH-EPSO, ctra. Beniel Km 3.2, 03312 Orihuela, SpainConservación de Suelos y Agua y Manejo de Residuos Orgánicos, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, SpainComposts of spent mushrooms substrates can be an alternative for the partial replacement of peat as growing media in horticulture. Three mature composts from <i>Agaricus bisporus</i> (Ag), <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> (Pl), and 70% Ag:30% Pl (AgPl) production were used as partial components of peat growing media, used at a 1:4 compost:peat ratio for growing red baby leaf lettuce. They showed higher yields, between 3 and 7 times more than that for peat itself, even under the pressure of the plant pathogen <i>Pythium irregulare</i>. AgPl showed the higher suppressiveness (50%) against <i>Pythium irregulare</i> than Ag- (38%) or Pl- (15%) supplemented media. The combination of these raw materials and a suitable composting process is important for obtaining mature compost for use as a partial component of peat-based growing media.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/7/2/13suppressiveness<i>Trichoderma harzianum</i>peatcompostsubstrate |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Hernández Margarita Ros Francisco Carmona José Antonio Saez-Tovar Jose Antonio Pascual Composting Spent Mushroom Substrate from <em>Agaricus bisporus</em> and <em>Pleurotus ostreatus</em> Production as a Growing Media Component for Baby Leaf Lettuce Cultivation under <em>Pythium irregulare</em> Biotic Stress Horticulturae suppressiveness <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i> peat compost substrate |
| title | Composting Spent Mushroom Substrate from <em>Agaricus bisporus</em> and <em>Pleurotus ostreatus</em> Production as a Growing Media Component for Baby Leaf Lettuce Cultivation under <em>Pythium irregulare</em> Biotic Stress |
| title_full | Composting Spent Mushroom Substrate from <em>Agaricus bisporus</em> and <em>Pleurotus ostreatus</em> Production as a Growing Media Component for Baby Leaf Lettuce Cultivation under <em>Pythium irregulare</em> Biotic Stress |
| title_fullStr | Composting Spent Mushroom Substrate from <em>Agaricus bisporus</em> and <em>Pleurotus ostreatus</em> Production as a Growing Media Component for Baby Leaf Lettuce Cultivation under <em>Pythium irregulare</em> Biotic Stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Composting Spent Mushroom Substrate from <em>Agaricus bisporus</em> and <em>Pleurotus ostreatus</em> Production as a Growing Media Component for Baby Leaf Lettuce Cultivation under <em>Pythium irregulare</em> Biotic Stress |
| title_short | Composting Spent Mushroom Substrate from <em>Agaricus bisporus</em> and <em>Pleurotus ostreatus</em> Production as a Growing Media Component for Baby Leaf Lettuce Cultivation under <em>Pythium irregulare</em> Biotic Stress |
| title_sort | composting spent mushroom substrate from em agaricus bisporus em and em pleurotus ostreatus em production as a growing media component for baby leaf lettuce cultivation under em pythium irregulare em biotic stress |
| topic | suppressiveness <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i> peat compost substrate |
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