Advantages of oyster mushrooms over other cultivable edible mushroom types are as follows: ✓Wide temperature tolerance. We have already given that oyster mushrooms can be grown between 5 and 30 °C, which presents among the widest temperature ranges for any mushroom. ✓Wide substrate choice. Oyster mushrooms can be grown on almost any dead plant matter. We call this material ligno-cellulossic material because it has lignin, cellulose and hemicelluloses, which are the food compo nents of mushrooms. ✓No need for composting. Oyster mushrooms are primary decomposers. There are only a few types of sawdust that need some composting before use as oyster mushroom substrate. All other materials just need soaking and pasteurising. ✓Simple substrates. Usually one substrate is adequate or a mixture of two substrates. Compare this with button mushroom composts which require several ingredients in specific ratios and added at specific stages during the composting procedure. ---
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