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Tobacco stalks can be used to cultivate shiitake mushrooms, did you know?

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Using tobacco stalks as a substrate for bag-cultivated shiitake mushrooms produces high yields, good quality, and early fruiting. Tobacco stalks have a loose structure and well-developed vascular bundles, are easy to crush, and the resulting substrate has good aeration. The specific formula is 22.5% tobacco stalks, 1% gypsum, 52% sawdust, 23% bran, and 1% brown sugar. The moisture content of the nutrient substrate is 50%-60%. Other management...

Using tobacco stalks as a substrate for bag-cultivated shiitake mushrooms produces high yields, good quality, and early fruiting. Tobacco stalks have a loose structure and well-developed vascular bundles, are easy to crush, and the resulting substrate has good aeration. The specific formula is 22.5% tobacco stalks, 1% gypsum, 52% sawdust, 23% bran, and 1% brown sugar. The moisture content of the nutrient substrate is 50%-60%. Other management measures are the same as conventional methods.

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