Developing a database of bio-markers for compost quality control to maximise production yield
The quality and yield of button mushroom crops is critically dependent on the quality of compost used. This investment is exploring how microbial populations within compost can be used to understand, measure and manipulate compost quality.
Project date
28 Jun 2019-31 May 2023
Principal investigator
Dr Adrian Hunt
Research organisations
The University of Sydney (USYD)
Project funded by
Multiple industries
Alternative protein
Cross industry
Fruits
Nuts
Other rural industries
Pasture, fodder & feed
Vegetables
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