SPAWNING AND SPAWN RUNNING IN BULK SUBSTRATES

CHAPTER VII SPAWNING AND SPAWN RUNNING IN BULK SUBSTRATES 

The inoculation of compost or bulk substrates is called spawning. The colonization of these substrates by the mushroom mycelium is known as spawn running. At spawning and during spawn running there are several factors that must be considered if yields are to be maximized. These factors are  

Dry weight of the substrate per square foot of cropping surface. 

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