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Fungal Applications in Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology pp 3–28Cite as

Fungi in Composting

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Fungi are well adapted for decomposition processes due to their filamentous growth, extracellular nutrition, and enzymatic capacities. As such, fungi are essential to composting for degrading recalcitrant compounds, stabilizing organic matter, as well as releasing nutrients and essential elements that are beneficial for plant growth and fertility. Here we discuss different composting processes and their associated fungi. We first discuss current research on municipal composting and vermicomposting, and then the history and science of composting for cultivating mushrooms, particularly Agaricus bisporus. At the conclusion of this chapter, we discuss mycoaugmented composts and their use in remediating soils contaminated with a variety of organopollutants and xenobiotic compounds, an area of growing interest and investigation.

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    Christopher Wright & Gregory Bonito

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Wright, C., Gryganskyi, A.P., Bonito, G. (2016). Fungi in Composting. In: Purchase, D. (eds) Fungal Applications in Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42852-9_1

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