Use of Spent Mushroom Substrate in New Mushroom Crops to Promote the Transition towards A Circular Economy

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 9; p. 1239
• Main Authors: Cunha Zied, Diego, Sánchez, Jose Ernesto, Noble, Ralph, Pardo-Giménez, Arturo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Agricultural production; agronomic traits; Agronomy; biomass; Biomass energy production; casing layer; Circular economy; Circularity; compost production; Composting; crop production; Crops; Cultivation; Economics; efficiency process; Energy conservation; Energy efficiency; Enzymes; Farms; Fungi; Fungiculture; Microorganisms; mushroom growing; Mushrooms; Nutrition; Quality standards; Raw materials; Resource conservation; spent mushroom compost; Substrates; waste reduction; yield

The use of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) in new cultivation cycles has already been reported due to its economic and environmental viability. When considering the application of the circular economy concept in the production of edible mushrooms, the re-use of the SMS within the same process is high...