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Cultivation of the wine-cap Stropharia mushroom (Stropharia rugoso-annulata Farlow ex. Murrill) has potential as a forest farming practice in agroforestry. Two outdoor cultivation experiments were established in central Missouri during 2006. We examined Stropharia production in response to two substrate/casing systems: (1) an uncased mixture of lightly composted poplar wood chips and soil, without casing; and (2) leached and partially fermented wheat straw cased with the same chip/soil mixture. We also examined the effect of soil contact (presence/absence of water-permeable fabric), and inoculation season (mid versus late summer) over two field seasons. Mushroom production during both seasons (2006 and 2007) was greater from the straw/chips system than from the wood chip system. The use of ground-cover fabric did not enhance mushroom production. Further research is needed to determine the most productive dimensions of cultivation beds, to evaluate alternative casing methods, and to explore the possibility of cultivation bed renewal with fresh substrate.
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We thank Jamila Batchelder and Amanda J. Williams for field and laboratory assistance. This research was partially funded through a grant provided by the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri. This work was also partially funded through the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry under cooperative agreements 58-6227-1-004, 58-6227-2-008 and 58-6227-5-029 with the ARS and C R 826704-01-2 with the US EPA. The results presented are the sole responsibility of the authors and/or the University of Missouri and may not represent the policies or positions of the EPA. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the US Department of Agriculture. Contribution from the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Bruhn, J.N., Abright, N. & Mihail, J.D. Forest farming of wine-cap Stropharia mushrooms. Agroforest Syst 79, 267–275 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-009-9257-3
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