US 7,571,565 B2
	Casing material and its use in crop cultivation
Ralph Noble, Wellesbourne (United Kingdom); and Leslie Bareham, Selby (United Kingdom)
Assigned to University of Warwick, (United Kingdom)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/734,767.
Application 11/734767 is a continuation of application No. 10/473095, abandoned, previously published as PCT/GB02/01172, filed on Mar. 26, 2002.
Claims priority of application No. 0107515.9 (GB), filed on Mar. 26, 2001; application No. 0114718.0 (GB), filed on Jun. 15, 2001; and application No. 0202545.0 (GB), filed on Feb. 04, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2007/0209275 A1, Sep. 13, 2007
Int. Cl. A01G 1/14 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 47—1.1  [47/DIG. 10]

14 Claims

1. A casing material for cultivating mushrooms, the casing material consisting of peat, lime, and small particle tailings material, wherein at least a portion of the tailings material is coal tailings, wherein the small particle tailings material constitutes up to 50% and the lime constitutes up to 20% of the total volume of the casing material, and wherein more than about 50% of the small particle tailings material passes a 63 μm sieve.