METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SUBSTRATE BLOCKS FOR GROWING OYSTER MUSHROOMS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A01G1/04 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of agriculture and biotechnology. In the method agricultural wastes are mixed and moistened, the heat treatment of raw material by steam is carried out, the substrate is cooled, mycelium is placed in it, and the substrate blocks are formed using plastic bags. At that mixing and moistening of the raw material is carried out in a vessel having rotary blades and nozzles for water dosed supply. Formation of substrate blocks in plastic bags is carried out immediately after moistening the raw material, after which the substrate blocks are mounted vertically in the cassette-trolley. Then the substrate block is knotted. At that the processing of the blocks by steam is carried out through a metal tube connected to a source of steam through the common frame. The processing is carried out by steam having a temperature of 100-110°C for 1-1.5 hours. The substrate blocks are cooled to a temperature of 26-28°C in a room with the cold air supply. At that placing of mycelium is carried out in an inoculation room into a preliminary unleashed substrate block. Then the mycelium is mixed with the prepared substrate directly in the block using a rotary drill, after which the substrate block is knotted.

EFFECT: method enables to simplify the production of substrate blocks, to improve the quality of the prepared substrate, to improve productivity and quality of mushrooms.