Nov 21 2022 23 mins 5
What makes for healthy mushroom crop production? Can substrate microbiomes be manipulated to improve mushroom growth and development?
Eoin O'Connor is a postdoctoral scholar at the Penn State University Hockett Lab, where he studies mycology and the microbiomes of commercial mushroom substrates.
Tune in to learn:
- The difference between metaproteomics and metagenomics, and why one is better in some ways than the other
- The relationship between phases of compost, microbiomes, and mushroom growth
- What pseudomonas is, how it interacts with VOCs, and how it impacts mushroom health
- How to “passage” material in casing layers to improve commercial mushroom production
Press play for more, and visit https://www.hockettlab.com/eoin-oconnor to learn about O’Connor’s research.
Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C
