Table 1.
The experimental design
| Setup | Exp. | Factor | Replicate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | Moisture | The plastic cover | Imaging profile | Surface imaged | |||
| I | |||||||
| 1 | SMS (Inc. Myc) | Dry | No | Longitudinal | Arc | 2 | |
| 2 | SMS (Inc. Myc) | Dry | No | Longitudinal | Flat | 3 | |
| II | |||||||
| 3 | SMS (Inc. Myc) | Wet | Yes | Longitudinal | Arc | 3 | |
| 4 | SMS (Inc. Myc) | Wet | Yes | Longitudinal | Flat | 3 | |
| 5 | SMS (Inc. Myc) | Wet | No | Longitudinal | Flat | 1 | |
| 6 | SMS (Inc. Myc) | Wet | Yes | Longitudinal | Flat | 1 | |
| III | |||||||
| 7 | SMS | Dry | No | Cross section | Flat | 3 | |
| 8 | SMS + Myc | Dry | No | Bulk mixture | Flat | 1 | |
| 9 | SMS | Wet | No | Cross section | Flat | 3 | |
| 10 | SMS + Myc | Wet | No | Bulk mixture | Flat | 1 | |
| IV | |||||||
| 11 | Mushroom | Dry | No | N/A | N/A | 1 | |
| 12 | Mushroom | Wet | Yes | N/A | N/A | 1 | |
| 13 | Mushroom | Wet | No | N/A | N/A | 1 | |
| Total runs | 24 | ||||||
SMS spent mushroom substrate, Myc mycelia, N/A not applicable