Sustainable Recycling of Mushroom Residue as an Effective Substitute for Cotton Hull Waste in <i>Volvariella volvacea</i> Cultivation: Evidence from Physicochemical and Microbiome Analyses.

ABSTRACT: Mushroom residue (MR) is extensively produced during the industrialized cultivation of mushrooms, and its utilization is environmentally sustainable. Cotton hull waste (CW) serves as a common raw material for the cultivation of Volvariella volvacea in China. This study compared MR- and CW-based cultivation formulas with respect to their physicochemical characteristics, bacterial communities, and functional dynamics during substrate fermentation (composting). Xylanase production was greater in the MR formula than in the CW formula. Conversely, cellulase (CMCase) was generated at higher levels in the CW formula compared to the MR formula. Interestingly, the biological efficiency of MR was found to be comparable to that of CW, but the cost of MR was much lower. The dynamics of bacteria

SUBMITTER: Kakumyan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12566263 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature