Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0220040
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Use of Organic Residues in Edible Mushroom Production. The aims are to develop growth and casing materials for mushroom production based on organic wastes. Casing peat is the most expensive raw ingredient used in mushroom production and there are major concerns over supply due to increasing environmental concerns in supplier countries and quarantine issues such as the recent foot and mouth outbreak in Europe. This project will develop alternatives to imported peats as casing materials and investigate a range of organic residues which can be used as basic growth media for button and exotic mushrooms. This will increase the viability and sustainability of the mushroom industry in Australia.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2002
End Date: 04-2004
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $45,090.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Horticulture Not Elsewhere Classified | Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology | Microbiology | Mycology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Horticultural crops | Horticultural crops not elsewhere classified | Waste management and recycling |
