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Odemwingie O. S.

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

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Research Article Vol. 38, Issue 1

Cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom) Using Sawdust Supplemented with Waste Human Hair

Obuekwe I. S*, Odemwingie O. S.

Waste human hair (WHH) is a part of municipal solid waste generated from salons that may lead to clogging of drainage pipes ensued with flooding. Pleurotus ostreatus (mushroom) is capable of utilizing several organic substrate types due to its enzyme secretions. This study determined the potential of WHH in cultivating edible mushrooms P. ostreatus...

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