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US 5,291,685 AGranted
Intact seed-based delayed-release nutrient supplement for mushroom cultivation
AssigneeThe Penn State Research Foundation
InventorsC. Peter Romaine, Alan Marlowe
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Abstract
Intact seed of rapeseed is added to compost at spawning to increase the yield of mushrooms similar to chemical-based delayed-release supplements. No chemicals, however, are needed in its preparation, only a treatment to destroy sprouting of the seed.
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In a method of cultivating mushrooms wherein a time delayed-release nutrient supplement is utilized, the improvement comprising utilizing an intact rapeseed having its sprouting capability irreversibly inhibited or destroyed and having inherent delayed-release properties as the supplement.
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