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Table 1 Moisture content of fresh blocks of spawn substrate (from commercial suppliers)

From: Electrical response of fungi to changing moisture content

Species

Weight block (g)

Drying period (day)

Moisture content at start (%)

Moisture content at end (%)

Moisture content change (%)

Hericium erinaceus

 750

12

 99

 9

 90

Pleurotus ostreatus ‘A’

 500

11

 92

 18

\(\sim\) 74

Pleurotus ostreatus ‘B’

 500

10

 82

 7

 75