Composting process for the production of mushroom cultivation substrates
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1. In a process of growing mushrooms in a composted medium prepared from a cellulosic material, an improvement which comprises:
- using as said cellulosic material a chemically ammoniated cellulosic material prepared by reacting free ammonia with said cellulosic material to form chemical bonds with said cellulosic material.
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A process of preparing a mushroom growth medium from a cellulosic material is provided in which the cellulosic material used in the solid-state fermentation process is chemically ammoniated. The chemical ammoniation step reduces composting time, particularly preconditioning time, while providing a compost and a mushroom bed material comparable to that achieved by commercial composting processes, which do not use ammoniated straw.
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23 Claims
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1. In a process of growing mushrooms in a composted medium prepared from a cellulosic material, an improvement which comprises:
using as said cellulosic material a chemically ammoniated cellulosic material prepared by reacting free ammonia with said cellulosic material to form chemical bonds with said cellulosic material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a process for preparing a cellulosic material for use in a mushroom mycelium growth medium, an improvement comprising:
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chemically ammoniating said cellulosic material by reacting free ammonia with said cellulosic material to form chemical bonds with said cellulosic material; and composting said ammoniated cellulosic material to produce a mushroom mycelium growth medium. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a process of preparing a cellulosic material for use as mushroom growth medium comprising the steps of composting cereal straw in the substantial absence of animal waste products, an improvement which comprises:
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chemically ammoniating said straw prior to said composting by reacting free ammonia with said cellulosic material to form chemical bonds with said cellulosic materials; and composting said straw in the substantial absence of animal waste products. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A mushroom bed, comprising:
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mushrooms; and a composted chemically ammoniated cellulosic material prepared by reacting free ammonia with said cellulosic material to form chemical bonds with said cellulosic material. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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