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Genetic regulation of compost and plant degradation mechanisms in Agaricus bisporus

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horticulture, compost, plant degradation, Agaricus bisporus
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2021-06-16
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http://hdl.handle.net/11019/2451
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Agaricus bisporus (common button mushroom) is an economically significant mushroom with an annual global value in excess of $4.7 billion (Eastwood et al, 2015). When commercially grown, A. bisporus mushrooms are mostly picked from the first and second flush. This is due to the third flush resulting in reduced yields (Royse and Sanchez, 2008), which are also often more prone to disease. This occurs despite significant nutrients and nitrogen being available in the compost for A. bisporus to utilise. To further understand why this is occurring, microarray analysis was carried out on compost samples throughout a full commercial growth cycle, with the aim of identifying genes that may be responsible for this reduction in yield.
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IT Sligo
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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