Recently added articles from Mushroom News:
Environmental safeguards.(editor's note)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Changes for two crop protection products are outlined in AMI's Member Alert. Growers in some parts of the country are allowed to use thiophanate-methyl (Topsin M[R]) as a spawn and supplement treatment under a Section 18 registration. This exemption will expire Dec. 31, 2009. The tolerance ...
Two pesticides scheduled to expire.(ami update)
Nov 01, 2009 ... All mushroom growers should be alerted that changes are forthcoming for two widely used crop protection products, as the tolerances for thiophanate methyl and diazinon are scheduled to expire. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registers pesticides for uses on crops and ...
Plant nutrients & fresh mushroom compost.(environmental issues)
Nov 01, 2009; ... The purpose of this research project was to measure the plant nutrient content and particle size distribution of fresh mushroom compost. Mushroom compost, formerly referred to as "spent mushroom substrate" or "SMS," is the composted organic material remaining after a mushroom crop is ...
A new use for mushroom compost: bioremediation of diesel-contaminated soil.(environmental issues)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Abstract: Composting is a widely recognized remediation strategy for treating soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons; however, the use of mushroom compost (MC), formerly referred to as spent mushroom substrate or SMS, has not been previously reported in the literature as an initial ...
Ten commandments of agari-culture management.(spore prints)
Nov 01, 2009; ... This commandment somewhat relates to Thou shalt not covet the cultural practices of others as the solution to one's own problems (Mushroom News, Sept. 2009), but is more directed to individuals rather than techniques. In our industry there is a good amount of traffic of growers ...