Integration of mushroom production into circular food chains

D Grimm, A Kuenz, G Rahmann - Organic Agriculture, 2021 - Springer
Edible mushrooms are cultivated mainly on ligno-cellulosic plant materials, thereby turning
agricultural wastes to high-quality products. In this review, several ways in which mushroom …

Spent mushroom substrate and cattle manure amendments enhance the transformation of garden waste into vermicomposts using the earthworm Eisenia fetida

X Gong, S Li, MA Carson, SX Chang, Q Wu… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Garden wastes (GW) having high lignin contents could hinder the growth of earthworms and
microorganisms in vermicomposting. This study investigated the Eisenia fetida-based …

Vermiremoval of heavy metal in sewage sludge by utilising Lumbricus rubellus

AB Azizi, MPM Lim, ZM Noor, N Abdullah - … and environmental safety, 2013 - Elsevier
Experiments were conducted to remove heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu and Zn) from urban
sewage sludge (SS) amended with spent mushroom compost (SMC) using worms …

Appraisal of lignocellusoic biomass degrading potential of three earthworm species using vermireactor mediated with spent mushroom substrate: compost quality …

J Devi, U Deb, S Barman, S Das… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is a recalcitrant lignocellulosic waste. Recycling of SMS
through composting has been reported; however, the process is lengthy due to its complex …

Experimental evaluation of industrial mushroom waste substrate using hybrid mechanism of vermicomposting and effective microorganisms

K Ansari, S Khandeshwar, C Waghmare, H Mehboob… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mushroom waste substrates are highly resistant lignocellulosic wastes that are commercially
produced by industries after harvesting. These wastes produce large environmental …

Recovery of nutrient from Municipal Solid Waste by composting and vermicomposting using earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae

N Soobhany, R Mohee, VK Garg - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
The study was to assess and compare the redistribution of nutrients content (N, P, K, Ca, Mg,
and Na) during the composting and vermicomposting processes of organic components of …

Vermicomposting of sewage sludge by Lumbricus rubellus using spent mushroom compost as feed material: Effect on concentration of heavy metals

AA Bakar, NZ Mahmood, JA Teixeira da Silva… - Biotechnology and …, 2011 - Springer
Vermicomposting of sewage sludge (SS) using spent mushroom compost from Pleurotus
sajor-caju as feed material was conducted to determine the effect on the concentration of …

Change in agrochemical and biochemical parameters during the laboratory vermicomposting of spent mushroom substrate after cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus

T Hřebečková, L Wiesnerová, A Hanč - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Pleurotus ostreatus is one of the most cultivated mushrooms in the Czech Republic. The
production of 1 kg of mushrooms generates about 5 kg of spent mushroom substrate. A …

Spent mushroom waste: An emerging bio-fertilizer for improving soil health and plant productivity

AS Rajavat, V Mageshwaran, A Bharadwaj… - New and Future …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mushrooms are grown all around the world from ancient times. Approximately 85% of the
global production belongs to five major genera viz. Agaricus bisporus and A …

The Utilization of Mushroom Waste Substrate in Producing Vermicompost: The Decomposer Capacity of, and

AM Purnawanto, YR Ahadiyat, A Iqbal - Acta Technologica …, 2020 - sciendo.com
The objective of this study was to determine the capacity of Lumbricus rubellus, Eisenia
fetida and Eudrilus eugeniae earthworms in vermicompost production utilizing mushroom …