The Effect of Fertilizers on Mushrooms

Overview

Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine what benifits the growth of mushrooms the most; water, plant-based fertilizer or animal-based fertilizer. Methods/Materials 3 Oyster mushroom logs, 3 cardboard boxes, 3 spray bottles, blood meal fertilizer, plant-based compost, 3 gallons of water, a ruler. Three mushrooms logs were used in this experiment, one log was sprayed with water, the second with a plant- based fertilizer the third with a animal-based fertilizer. Over ten days I fertilized and watered each log and I measured the size and the quantity of mushrooms grown. Afterwards, I harvested the mushrooms and recorded size, weight and quantity of mushrooms of each log. Results The mushroom log sprayed with the plant-based fertilizer produced the largest and highest quantity of mushrooms. Conclusions/Discussion The results of my study show that plant-based fertilizers clearly make a difference in Oyster mushroom growth. Not only was there an increase in the size and weight of the individual mushrooms but in the overall quantity of mushrooms produced from the mushroom log was greater.

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• CSEF 2016 Microbiology (General) · Entry J1512

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