Cultivation of Agaricus bisporus in Vineyards Using Spent Pig Litter
A mixture consisting of 50% rice chaff and 50% sawdust, supplemented with ( per cubic meter ) 2 kg fresh pig manure, 2 kg rice bran and a live microbial preparation ( Lingpaifang No. I diluted 1000-fold to adjust the overall water concentration to 45% ) was fermented for 2-3 days at 70 ℃ and then used as feed and bedding material in a pig house. After 18 months, the spent litter remaining was incorporated into two growth substrate formulae used to cultivate Agaricus bisporus in a vineyard. One of these ( Substrate B consisting of 92% spent litter, 1% urea, 2% superphosphate, 2% lime and 3% gypsum ) produced similar results to those recorded with a control substrate consisting of 40% straw, 56% cattle manure, 1% Ca( H2PO4 )2 · H2 O, 1% lime and 2% gypsum, and is recommended for cultivating A. bisporus in a vineyard.
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