US5000976A
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Method of converting the composition of peat
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-08-23
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2005-08-23
Abstract
Abstract A method of converting the composition of peat which comprises the steps of: mixing the peat with 10 to 40% by weight of particles of cereals such as corn or bran thereof on the basis of the weight of the peat; culturing the hyphas of a mycorhiza-forming, white-rotting edible mushroom with the mixture used as a culture bed; germinating the resultant fruit bodies; removing the fruit bodies from the culture bed; utilizing the residue as a livestock feed; and where required, adding a fermentation agent to the residue to ferment it into a fertilizer.
Inventors
- 👤 Keikichi Odaira
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:03
CPC Classifications
C; C05; C05F; C05F11/00; C05F11/02; A; A23; A23K; A23K10/00; A23K10/10; A23K10/12; A23K10/30; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P60/00; Y02P60/80; Y02P60/87; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/807
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for manufacturing livestock feed from peat, which comprises the steps of: mixing the peat with about 10 to 40% by weight of cereals or brans on the basis of the total weight of the peat and the cereal or bran; culturing the hyphae of Lentinus edodes or Pleurotus ostreatus with the mixture used as a culture bed; germinating the resultant fruit bodies; and removing the fruit bodies from the culture bed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for manufacturing livestock feed from peat, which comprises the steps of: mixing the peat with about 10 to 40% by weight of cereals or brans on the basis of the total weight of the peat and the cereal or bran; culturing the hyphae of Lentinus edodes or Pleurotus ostreatus with the mixture used as a culture bed; germinating the resultant fruit bodies; and removing the fruit bodies from the culture bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the mixture of the peat and cereals is neutralized by a neutralization agent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said cereal or bran is present is said peat in an amount ranging from 20 to 30% by weight based on the total weight of peat and said cereal or bran.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said cereal is rice powder, rice bran, corn powder, corn bran, wheat powder or wheat bran.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
80 words
A livestock feed which is produced by the steps of: mixing peat with 10 to 40% by weight of cereals or brans on the basis of the total weight of said peat and the cereal or bran; culturing the hyphae of Lentinus edodes or Pleurotus ostreatus with said mixture used as a culture bed; germinating the resultant fruit bodies; and removing said fruit bodies from the culture bed, said fruit body free culture bed being available as said livestock feed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
80 words
A livestock feed which is produced by the steps of: mixing peat with 10 to 40% by weight of cereals or brans on the basis of the total weight of said peat and the cereal or bran; culturing the hyphae of Lentinus edodes or Pleurotus ostreatus with said mixture used as a culture bed; germinating the resultant fruit bodies; and removing said fruit bodies from the culture bed, said fruit body free culture bed being available as said livestock feed.
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