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Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are bred and raised mainly for their pearls, shells and inner organ tissue, which is eaten.Oyster farming was practiced by the ancient Romans as early as the 1st century BC on the Italian peninsula [1] [2] and later in Britain for export to Rome.
Oyster mushrooms are grown in substrate that comprises sterilized wheat, paddy straw and even used coffee grounds, [14] and they do not require much space compared to other crops. The per unit production and profit extracted is comparatively higher than other crops. [15] Oyster mushrooms can also be grown indoors from kits, most commonly in the ...
The young mushroom develops a veil, which is lost as the mushroom grows to maturity. [1] The mushroom's stipe appears to be quite strong, and is anchored up to 1.6 feet (0.5 m) deep in sediment, in order to stand up to the fast-moving river currents where it is primarily found. [1] The stipe is covered in thin hair like structures. [1]
The mushroom has a broad, fan or oyster-shaped cap spanning 2–30 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 – 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches); [3] natural specimens range from white to gray or tan to dark-brown; the margin is inrolled when young, and is smooth and often somewhat lobed or wavy.
The golden oyster mushroom, like other species of oyster mushroom, is a wood-decay fungus.In the wild, P. citrinopileatus most commonly decays hardwoods such as elm. [2] [3] The first recorded observation of naturalized golden oysters in the United States occurred in 2012 on Mushroom Observer, perhaps a decade after the cultivation of the species began in North America, and they have been ...
Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, P. ostreatus.Species of Pleurotus may be called oyster, abalone, or tree mushrooms, and are some of the most commonly cultivated edible mushrooms in the world. [1]
Fungal-based artificial leather is cheaper to produce, has less of an environmental footprint, and is biodegradable. It costs between 18 and 28 cents to produce a square meter of raw mycelium, while it costs between $5.81 and $6.24 to produce a square meter of raw animal hide. Fungal growth is carbon neutral and pure mycelium is 94% biodegradable.
Holding the cap in position is a stem that is 0.6 to 1.2 cm (0.2 to 0.5 in) long by 0.3 to 0.8 cm (0.1 to 0.3 in) thick, and has an off-center attachment to the cap, either at or near the cap side. The dull-white stem is covered with minute silk-like fibers, and is narrower at the base where it attaches to the substrate .