Sugarcane waste offers new frontier for growing Asian mushrooms
Exotic Asian mushrooms are now being grown using a by-product from sugarcane processing.Bagasse, the material left over after sugarcane has been processed, has proven to be a viable and productive growing substrate for Asian mushrooms.”One [bagasse] bag, we can produce about 200 to 250 grams [of mushrooms],” exotic mushroom grower Simon Tang said.”That’s quite a…