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Table 1 Details of the cultivation bed (mean ± std)

From: Fuel and material utilization of a waste shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mushroom bed derived from hardwood chips I: characteristics of calorific value in terms of elemental composition and ash content

Raw material density (Air-dried, kg/m3)

Chip dimensions (Air-dried, mm)

Weight per bed including forming bag* (g)

Before sterilization

After fungus inoculation

N = 20

780 ± 66

N = 50

R: 10.1 ± 1.0

T: 1.9 ± 0.2

L: 7.7 ± 0.8

N = 30

N = 30

2852 ± 39

2888 ± 47

  1. N the number of samples, R, T, L; radial, tangential, and longitudinal directions, respectively
  2. *The weight of plastic forming bag (13 g)