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ArticleEducation sciences2026

Dual-Platform Mushroom Cultivation for STEM Education: AI-Assisted Environmental Monitoring and Student Perceptions.

Byron Meade, Annie Wang, Steven Layne, Emily Duncan, Brooke Duncan, Eli Johnson, Lucas Gibson, Teresa Johnson, Ivan Wheeling, Grant Lumpkins and 3 more

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Article in Education sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Byron MeadeDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Annie WangDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Steven LayneDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Emily DuncanDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Brooke DuncanDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Eli JohnsonDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Lucas GibsonDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Teresa JohnsonDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Ivan WheelingDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Grant LumpkinsDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Daniel FloresDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Walden MartinDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.
Kevin WangDivision of Math and Natural Sciences, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY 41501, USA.

Funding

WKU Lead Faculty AwardP20GM103436 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI ERIC C ROUCHKA · 2012 to 2026
$60.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A dual-platform mushroom cultivation system integrating artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted environmental monitoring and controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) was developed to support experiential STEM education across K-12 and undergraduate settings. Hands-on instruction with multicellular fungi is often limited by reliance on microbial models and by constraints associated with field-based activities. To address this gap, we implemented an indoor instructional platform that combines a commercial AI-assisted automated cultivation unit with a tent-based chamber for hands-on environmental control. Representative cultivated species included oyster mushrooms (

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artificial intelligencecontrolled-environment agricultureexperiential STEM educationmushroom cultivationstudent perception

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PMID42519597
PMCPMC13384478

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