https://youtu.be/carARem72no Transcript Trichoderma is one of the arch-nemesis of every mushroom farmer. If you want to prevent it in the first place, you need to study it. I, therefore, analyzed a research paper in which the authors optimized the cultivation of Trichoderma. In the paper, the authors studied the effects of carbon, nitrogen, and inorganic … Continue reading How to increase the yield of Trichoderma?
How the C/N ratio affects the Yield
https://youtu.be/3WMssVbzc1g Transcript Mushrooms can decompose various lignocellulosic substrates. As these substrates have different carbon-nitrogen ratios, today’s research paper studies the effect of the carbon-nitrogen ratio on the yield and size of Pleurotus pulmonarius. For the primary substrate, the authors used corncobs, wastepaper, and sawdust. These substrates had the following carbon-nitrogen ratios—120 for wastepaper, 400 for … Continue reading How the C/N ratio affects the Yield
Classical Substrate vs. Synthetic Substrate | White Button Mushroom
https://youtu.be/22ZTJ3XAjwA Transcript Agaricus bisporus, known as the button mushroom, is one of the most widely produced mushrooms worldwide. As this mushroom is a secondary decomposer, it grows only on already decomposed substrates which traditionally consists of straw, manure, gypsum, and urea. To make viable mushroom cultivation using alternative raw materials, one must consider the availability, … Continue reading Classical Substrate vs. Synthetic Substrate | White Button Mushroom
Where to find Morels in the US | With Map
https://youtu.be/eRSVJRxPaU0 Transcript Today's video is for all the morels lovers out there. The following map of the US shows the location of morels found by people who provided this information voluntarily to the owner of the site. The data are categorized by month and year which can be selected on the left-hand side. The first … Continue reading Where to find Morels in the US | With Map
What are All-in-One Grow bags?
Transcript You asked me about my thoughts about All-in-one grow bags. If you have not heard about them, let me bring us all on the same page by talking first about the standard process of cultivating mushrooms. I then will talk about ready-to-grow blocks and then go into the all-in-one bags. The standard process of … Continue reading What are All-in-One Grow bags?
How to increase the shelf-life | Golden Needle Mushroom
https://youtu.be/VCMEbP0pbtk Transcript Are you producing high-quality mushrooms? If yes, then how do you make sure that your customers are getting this high quality? In today’s video, I want to talk about a research paper that analyzed different packaging materials to extend the shelf-life of Flammulina velutipes, known as the golden needle mushroom or enoki mushroom. … Continue reading How to increase the shelf-life | Golden Needle Mushroom
How foreign companies can legally trick you as a customer!
https://youtu.be/pSFKYgzLfFA Transcript With the expansion of globalized food markets, reliable geographical identification is essential to avoid foodstuffs' mislabeling and fraud. The legislation, therefore, introduced the country-of-origin labeling. As a mushroom can produce either by using domestic resources or import the resources in part or in total from foreign countries, this system can fall short, as … Continue reading How foreign companies can legally trick you as a customer!
How to cultivate Straw Mushroom on Palm Empty Fruit Bunches
https://youtu.be/mzn43c5JLRU Transcription Indonesia's oil palm plantation increased from 11.3 million ha in 2015 to 14.6 million ha in 2019, or by 6.6% YoY. In 2015 over 30 million tons of empty fruit bunches were produced, which are the first waste product (Fig. 1) of the process of fresh fruit bunches into crude palm oil and … Continue reading How to cultivate Straw Mushroom on Palm Empty Fruit Bunches
Does this casing material work? Armillaria mellea
https://youtu.be/ogNRxo7kUtg Transcript Armillaria mellea is an edible and medicinal mushroom found from spring to Autumn near coniferous or broad-leaved trees. In Asian countries such as China and Japan, the research has been focused on an artificial production of the fruitbodies to secure precious medicinal mushroom resources, with Korea focusing on using sawdust as the main … Continue reading Does this casing material work? Armillaria mellea
HOW TO EVALUATE A MUSHROOM | MVR METHOD
Transcript To define what is the best mushroom strain, we must first determine the parameters by which we will compare each mushroom strain with one another. For this purpose, I use what I call MVR which stands for Mushroom Value Rating. A rating system I borrowed from Curtis Stone and adjusted to the world of … Continue reading HOW TO EVALUATE A MUSHROOM | MVR METHOD