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Detailed Explanation of How to Make Mushroom Casing Materials
At present, foreign industrialized mushroom production all uses peat, which has high water content, good water-holding capacity, and large porosity, as the casing material. There are roughly five types of casing materials used in China, namely coarse and fine soil, mixed soil, river mud and rice chaff soil, fine mud and rice chaff soil, and fermented soil. Fine mud and rice chaff soil and fermented soil are two casing materials developed according to China's current mushroom cultivation methods and rural conditions, and they are simple to make and have good casing effects. These two casing materials have relatively high saturated water content, good water-holding capacity, and relatively large porosity, and contain
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What to do when mushrooms are infected with cottony mold
Cottony mold is also known as powdery mildew and variable powdery mildew (Oospora variabilis). This fungus is mainly introduced into the mushroom house by manure clumps in the compost. In the early stage it mostly spreads between the soil particles and quickly grows to the surface of the soil layer; its hyphae are short and fine, growing in clusters, appearing like individual cotton balls or layers of rotten cotton wadding, a vast expanse of white, and later gradually turning orange-red. In the affected area, mushroom mycelium grows very poorly, and the young mushrooms and primordia produced wither and die in large numbers. Control measures: the compost must be fermented thoroughly. When this fungus grows to the surface of the soil layer, spray 1:500 carbendazim at
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How to Grow Mushrooms for High Yield? Detailed Explanation of Key Cultivation Techniques
Mushrooms are one of the most popular varieties in the edible fungi market, and their flavor, nutritional value and health benefits are widely praised. As it is currently the composting period, the relevant composting methods are introduced as follows: 1. Composition of mushroom compost. Mushrooms are saprophytic edible fungi, and their growing nutrient soil comes from the compost. Generally, about 5000 kg of compost is needed per 1000 sq ft; of which 3500 kg is manure, 1500 kg is straw, 50 kg is gypsum, 25 kg is superphosphate, 15 kg is urea, and 20 to 30 kg is lime.
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Why do mushrooms grow as freakish "water-rust spot mushrooms"?
If the mushroom house and the surface of the growing medium are not ventilated promptly after watering, the humidity in the mushroom house becomes too high, small water droplets form on the mushroom surfaces, and over time rust-colored spots appear. Prevention measures: after each watering, open the doors and windows for 30 to 60 minutes to ventilate.
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Symptom Identification and Control Methods for Mushroom Brown Blotch Disease
Mushroom brown blotch disease, also known as dry bubble disease, is fairly widespread and occurs frequently on mushroom beds, causing great damage. Symptoms: When the disease occurs, brown spots usually form on the stipe, cap, and gills, and become sunken; the mushrooms often lose their firmness and become deformed. In severe cases, the mushrooms rot. Diseased young mushrooms are mostly deformed, with the edge of the cap appearing serrated, or the stipe bending; some look like garlic bulbs, with the stipe thicker than the cap. When large mushrooms are affected, localized brown spots usually appear; the diseased mushrooms later dry out and become leathery, and a gray mold layer forms on the diseased parts. Unlike white rot disease, the diseased mushrooms rot
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Analysis of the Causes of Abundant Yellow Mushrooms and Prevention and Control Methods
The main causes are improper management during the low-temperature season. During the low-temperature season, the humidity inside the mushroom shed may be too high, with excessive watering, and too much free water adhering to the mushroom bodies. After absorbing water, it cannot evaporate, which weakens the metabolism of the mushroom bodies, causing various pathogens to take advantage of the opportunity, multiply in large numbers, and trigger various diseases of the fruiting bodies; continuous low-temperature weather causes the temperature inside the mushroom shed to be too low, and the edible fungus fruiting bodies remain in a poor living environment for a long time, leading to disease; some edible fungus varieties are at the 3rd to 4th flush during the fruiting period, and the nutrient supply in the fungus bags is insufficient. After budding, the
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Cause analysis and preventive measures for deformed mushrooms
In mushroom cultivation, the following deformed mushrooms occur at a relatively high rate. The causes and preventive measures are as follows: The "landmine mushroom" is caused by excessive ventilation of the mushroom house after the coarse soil particles are sprayed wet, low temperature, too late covering with fine soil, and overly wet fine soil particles, which make the primordia of the fruiting bodies attach too low; during the growth of the primordia, they are squeezed by the surrounding soil particles, so the mushroom shape is not round and the surface carries soil, resembling a "landmine." The preventive method is to strengthen water management; coarse and fine soil should be sprayed wet at the right time and slowly; after the coarse soil particles are sprayed wet, reduce ventilation and maintain the relative air humidity in the house at about 80%
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Introduction to Mushroom Processing Methods and Technical Points
I. Pickled Mushrooms in Soy Sauce 1. Salting the Base: Clean the mushrooms, remove debris, wash and drain them. At a ratio of 10-5 kg of salt per 100 kg, place the mushrooms in brine, just enough to submerge them. Seal and pickle for 1 week, turning them twice during this period so the salt penetrates evenly. 2. Soy Sauce Pickling: Remove the mushrooms and drain off the brine, soak them in clean water for one day, take them out and air-dry, then put them into a soy sauce jar and pickle them in soy sauce at a ratio of 50-70 kg of sweet bean sauce per 100 kg, with the temperature preferably at 20°C. During the soy sauce pickling period, stir once every morning, and after 10 days they can be taken out of the jar. They taste delicious and can be served either as a side dish
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New tricks for mushroom processing, these practical methods are worth a try
Mushrooms are a nutritious and healthful food that people love. With the large-scale development of mushrooms, new processing methods have emerged. 1. Mushroom pickles - salted base: Remove debris from the mushrooms, wash and drain them, prepare brine at a ratio of 10-15 kg of salt per 100 kg, place the mushrooms in the brine until just submerged, seal and salt for 1 week, turning them twice during this period so the salt penetrates evenly. In soy sauce: Take out the mushrooms, drain off the brine, soak in clean water for one day, remove and dry the surface moisture, then put them into a sauce jar, and use 50-70 kg of sweet bean sauce per 100 kg
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What are the control methods for mushroom mycelium shrinkage?
In mushroom cultivation, it is common to encounter mycelium that does not colonize the substrate after germination, turns yellow and shrinks, seriously affecting the development of mushroom production. The causes and control methods are described below: 1. High-temperature burning of the mycelium. The sowing period has high temperatures, the compost is too thick, and the substrate temperature does not steadily drop after fermentation, so the temperature inside the compost rises above 30°C. Control methods. The sowing period for mushrooms should avoid the high-temperature period; at sowing time the substrate temperature should be stable below 25°C. If mycelium is found to have shrunk due to high temperature after sowing, the pile should be turned again for ventilation, and then
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