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Fig. 6.3 Growing RSM outdoors
Rice straw bales
(15-18% moisture content in wet basis)
Soaking in lime water (3-5% CaCO 3 in
water, pH=13-14, 10-15 min.
Lime water-soaked rice straw
Draining of excess water (3-5 min.)
Bed preparation
Stimulator
Spawn
160 g/bed (1,2 m)
100 g rice wine yeast/
10 spawn bag
Spawning
Covering the straw beds
with dry straw
Spraying water
1-2 liter of water/bed
Fruitification
Harvesting at egg stage
Rice straw mushroom
Expose the beds to the sun for 3 days
Mycelial colonized bed
Temperature at 28 ± 2 0 C, RH 90 ± 5%
Temperature at 35 ± 2 0 C, RH 60 ± 5%
Fig. 6.4 Process of RSM production from rice straw preparation to mushroom harvesting.
(Adapted from Thuc et al. 2019)
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Fig. 6.3 Growing RSM outdoors
Rice straw bales
(15-18% moisture content in wet basis)
Soaking in lime water (3-5% CaCO 3 in
water, pH=13-14, 10-15 min.
Lime water-soaked rice straw
Draining of excess water (3-5 min.)
Bed preparation
Stimulator
Spawn
160 g/bed (1,2 m)
100 g rice wine yeast/
10 spawn bag
Spawning
Covering the straw beds
with dry straw
Spraying water
1-2 liter of water/bed
Fruitification
Harvesting at egg stage
Rice straw mushroom
Expose the beds to the sun for 3 days
Mycelial colonized bed
Temperature at 28 ± 2 0 C, RH 90 ± 5%
Temperature at 35 ± 2 0 C, RH 60 ± 5%
Fig. 6.4 Process of RSM production from rice straw preparation to mushroom harvesting.
(Adapted from Thuc et al. 2019)
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