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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
C Peter Romaine, State College, PA (US);
Alan Marlowe, Salem, OR (US);
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G / ; C05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
47-11 ; 71-5 ;
Abstract
There is provided a method of cultivating mushrooms and mushroom spawn, wherein a delayed-release nutrient supplement is utilized. The method is an improvement over prior methods which utilize nutrient supplements in the growing of mushrooms and mushroom spawn. The improvement comprises using as a nutrient supplement an intact seed having its sprouting capability irreversibly inhibited or destroyed, or mixtures thereof, and having inherent delayed-release properties.