ES2221581B1 - DEVICE FOR THE CROP OF MUSHROOMS. - Google Patents

Abstract

Mushroom cultivation device. It consists of a device formed by a cardboard, wood or plastic box, permeable or impermeable or, equipped with holes and provided with an impermeable base, which contains cellulose substrate preferably cereal straw in which mushroom vegetative stages can be inoculated or arranged that allow their appropriate growth, preferably mycelia or spores, of the genus Pleurotus, Agaricus, Shiitake (lentinus edodes), through holes; said holes are preferably arranged under pre-cut bands that can be removed to start cultivation, as well as suitable nutrients, plant hormones and pesticides are introduced. Said box has handles, and the device is sterilized or has received a treatment, usual for the elimination of microorganisms and / or pests, undesirable for the growth of mushrooms. Application in mushroom crops.

Description

Mushroom cultivation device.

The present invention relates to a device easily transportable to grow mushrooms, even in homes private.

It is applicable in intensive agriculture and in small scale crops.

In particular, the device consists of a disposable material box, which contains the cellulosic substrate of fungal growth, preferably cereal straw, the which box has some handles, which can be of two types, or both at the same time:

i)

handles practiced as holes in the sides of the box; Y

ii)

handle at the top of the box, said box having holes pre-tracked removable for the emergence of mushrooms by said holes (previous breakage of plastic wrapping in a first layer to the substrate) and removable pre-punched bands with the same previous purpose, in addition to some top holes for the introduction of the mushroom inoculum to be cultivated and / or water, and finally a lower tray, preferably of plastic, which retains water that may fall to the bottom of the box.

The main purpose of the device is the cultivation in private homes, chalets, country houses, wineries, of the mushrooms of choice, preferably mushrooms Pleurotus eryngii (thistle mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (common mushroom, ear) and Agaricus and Shiitake ( lentinus edodes ). That is why the device has an easy transport structure.

Spanish patent ES 2010047 speaks of a procedure for mushroom cultivation characterized by the use of two types of material, one that is the "wrapping material" that maintains fungus production and another one is "material not envelope ", which does not support the production of fungi, being this feature of patent ES 2010047 the essentiality of claims. The present invention does not require the use of two different materials for their production. Also to Unlike ES 2010047, the present invention does not require special mechanisms (such as the double substrate or, e.g., the use of resins for the prevention of the appearance of spots due to the external irrigation), because in the present invention, water is provided by holes in such a way that moisture is provided to the mushrooms from inside the box, in the case that you opt by adding water in the device of the present invention.

The Spanish patent, translation of European patent, ES 2035860, speaks of a method for the cultivation of edible fungi generated by wood decomposition. In the present invention, the use of wood is not necessary; on the contrary, the inventor has found that cereal straws are excellent substrates for mushroom growth, especially of the Tricholomataceae family (which includes the genus Pleurotus ). The fundamental claim and on which the others depend, in ES 2035860, refers to the fact that the culture substrate is subjected to thermal shock with certain temperatures and execution times.

Other Spanish and foreign inventions make reference to mushroom cultivation methods, but not found a similarity with the box culture system claimed in the present invention

Figure 1 shows the device, in the that we observe:

(one)

box of lightweight material, preferably cardboard.

(2)

a upper handle

(3)

side handles.

(4)

Y (5) strips surrounding the boxes, pre-locked and that are removable, leaving a second layer of cardboard below that corresponds to the die cut (6).

(6)

holes in the box, pre-punched, which allow contact of the substrate with the ambient. The substrate may be sterilized and / or treated with suitable pesticides; and the inoculum can be added before or after the industrial preparation of the box. The inoculum can be constituted by any vegetative stage that allows the development until reaching the optimum level of consumption of the mushroom.

(7)

A waterproof material tray, inside the box, which retains the liquid that can accumulate at the bottom of the box (7).

(8)

Finally, there are some holes to enter the inoculum (if it had not been entered in the time of preparation of the box before closing), and, to Will, phytochemicals and / or water for the best growth.

An example of embodiment of the invention, not limiting, in which they are observed Mushrooms are once growing (9).

The inoculum may be lyophilized, which allows greater manageability of the device as a whole:

to.

box

b.

inoculum (if not carried by the box from the beginning of the raising process)

C.

phytochemicals and / or water (a Will)

Claims (14)

1. Device for the cultivation of edible mushrooms that do not necessarily need wood for growth, characterized in that it comprises:

i)

a light box;

ii)

to the less a hole arranged in the box for the introduction of liquids;

iii)

a cellulosic material, arranged inside; Y

iv)

a fringe surrounding the easily removable box.

2. Device for the cultivation of mushrooms, according to claim 1, characterized in that the box has the cellulosic material previously inoculated with vegetative stages of the mushroom that allow its proper growth, preferably mycelia or spores. 3. Device for the cultivation of mushrooms, according to claim 1, characterized in that the box has the uninoculated cellulosic material, and is inoculated, at will, by dissolving spores, mycelia or other vegetative stages of the mushroom (and may be lyophilized. ) that allow their proper growth. 4. Mushroom cultivation device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the mushrooms belong to the genus Pleurotus . 5. Mushroom cultivation device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the cultured mushrooms are preferably Pleurotus eryngii (thistle mushroom), and Pleurotus ostreatus (common mushroom, ear). 6. Device for mushroom cultivation, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the mushrooms belong are Agaricus . 7. Mushroom cultivation device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the mushrooms are Shiitake ( lentinus edodes ). 8. Mushroom cultivation device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the cellulosic material is straw, preferably of cereals. 9. Mushroom cultivation device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that water is introduced through the holes for the introduction of liquids. 10. Device for the cultivation of mushrooms for optimal growth, according to claims 1 and 3, characterized in that by the holes for the introduction of liquids, suitable nutrients, plant hormones and pesticides are introduced. 11. Mushroom cultivation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the box is made of at least one of the following materials:

i)

Wood

ii)

Paperboard

iii)

Permeable or waterproof plastics with small holes

12. Device for mushroom cultivation, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the box has handles. 13. Device for mushroom cultivation, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is sterilized or has received a treatment, usual for the elimination of microorganisms and / or pests, undesirable for the growth of mushrooms. 14. Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the box has a base of impermeable material (7).