A doctoral researcher at the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, has successfully cultivated Lentinus squarrosulus — a wild edible and medicinal mushroom native to tropical forests — using sawdust from mango, African breadfruit, and African pear trees. It grew fastest on African breadfruit sawdust, opening a path to year-round farming using forestry byproducts.
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Investigadores nigerianos cultivan un hongo silvestre rico en proteínas sobre serrín de desecho

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Una investigadora de Nigeria ha logrado cultivar Lentinus squarrosulus — un hongo silvestre comestible y medicinal nativo de los bosques tropicales — usando serrín de mango, fruta del pan africano y pera africana. El mejor rendimiento se obtuvo con serrín de fruta del pan, abriendo una vía de cultivo anual con residuos forestales.

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