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   Multiple Resource Utilisation Developments in Mondi Forests

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Richard McC. Pott --- ,

   Defined as the use of available resources other than the planted trees on Mondi's landholdings, the development of various MRU projects is described from 1975 onwards. Projects are differentiated into those that are directly dependant on the presence of planted...

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   Economical alternatives for topogenous peat as casing material in the cultivation of Agaricus bisporus in South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Eicker --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa Martmari van Greuning --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa

   Sphagnum peat moss is used in most countries as a casing material in the cultivation of Agaricus bisporus. Since South Africa has no peat moss, suitable substitutes for it have to be found. Nine potential materials were screened as casing...

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   The economic contribution of wild edible mushrooms as a non-timber forest product in the Copperbelt province of Zambia

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Anthony Sinyangwe --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Dayoung Kim --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Gihyun Park --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Gayoung Won --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Hyungsik Jeong --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Joongwon You --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Hee Han --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Joosang Chung --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

   Wild edible mushrooms (WEMs) are an important non-timber forest product (NTFP) that contributes significantly to rural livelihoods in many parts of the world. However, information on their utilisation, economic importance and the factors affecting their availability is often limited. This...

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