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Tyrolean Organic Mushroom Culture.
Discover the amazing world of Mushrooms!
Medicinal and Edible Mushrooms
Mycorrhizae
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Mycorrhizae Fungi
The term Mycorrhizae comes from the Latin words myco, meaning fungus, and rhiza, meaning root, it defines the symbiotic (mutually beneficial) relationship between root system of plants and fungi.
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Mushroom Cultivation Techniques
The instructions are assorted according to the natural life cycle of fungi. To assist newcomers, we classified the description of the growing process into three degrees of difficulty.
Level 1 – beginner
Level 2 - advanced cultivator
Level 3 – mushroom expert
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The life cycle of a mushroom
Hearing of mushrooms, pictures of aerial fruiting bodies form in one's mind, though the ordinary disremembered subterrestrial part of this organism, the mycelium, outranges the visual parts by far. |
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Introduction to cultivating mushrooms
Due to the lack of scientific knowledge fungi were classified as plants for a long time. Today's understanding of genetic and physiological facts show that fungi are more closely related to animals than plants. |
Working steps at the laboratory
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Production of spore prints
(Level 2 – advanced cultivator)
Spores are the “seeds” of mushrooms. They are microscopic and are mainly produced at the under part of the cap. |
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Mycelium germination from spores
(Level 3 – mushroom expert)
When growing mushrooms out of spores you obtain plenty of autonomous mycelia strands forming dikaryotic mycelium, a so called spore mass inoculation. This mycelium has sprung from various germinating spores, sprouting mushroom cultures comprise individuals, descending from different mycelia strands. |
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Mushroom Cloning
(Level 3 – mushroom expert)
Gaining new cultures out of a fresh mushroom involves asexual reproduction. A mycelium achieved through cloning is called „pure culture“, it is genetically identical to the original mushroom. |
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Selection von Mycelium Strains
(Level 3 – mushroom expert)
If you cultivate mushroom mycelium on agar medium there will appeer differnt form of mycelium. The two main forms are: rhizomorph mycelium and fluffy myclelium (looks like cotton). For further cultivation and introduction of fruiting only the rhizomorph mycelium is suitable. |
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Sterilising rye substrate for grain spawn
(Level 2 – advanced cultivator)
In mushroom cultivation, cereal substrate is being used to produce grain spawn. This production stage is mainly used to multiply mycelium mass, you get from the agar plate, for inoculation of fruiting substrate. |
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Inoculation of grain spawn with mycelium on agar medium
(Level 3 – mushroom expert)
Selected mycelium is used for inoculation of rye substrate. As soon as all rye grains are overgrown with white mycelium, the grain spawn is ready to be used for inoculation of the fruiting substrate (e.g. compost, straw, wood – depending on the mushroom species). |
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Sterilisation of wood substrate
(Level 2 – advanced cultivator)
Most fungi won't develop fruiting bodies on rye grain substrate. In this instruction we want to introduce a standard substrate, which is suitable for a wide range of wood habitant mushrooms. |
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Inoculating wood substrates with grain spawn
(Level 2 – advanced cultivator)
Most fungi won't develop fruiting bodies on rye grain substrate, that's why an adequate fruiting substrate must be inoculated with the grain spawn. |
Techniques for fruiting
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Laying of a mushroom bed
(Level 1 – beginner)
Preparing a mushroom bed with wood inhabitant mushrooms is a very easy thing! Depending on the species of mushroom and weather conditions the mycelia often develop their first fruiting bodies only a few months after the inoculation. |
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Mushroom cultivation on a bale of straw
(Level 1 – beginner)
Several mushroom species are straw inhabitant. You can use wheat, rye or barley straw. One of the most successful ways for these species is the cultivation on bales of straw in the garden. |
Alternative mushroom cultivating techniques
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„„PF-technique““
(Level 1 – beginner)
The PF-technique aka BRF-Tech (Brown Rice Flour technique) is a method developed by hobby mushroom cultivators for growing mushrooms in the simplest way. |
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Production of spore syringes
(Level 2 - advanced cultivator)
Spore syringes contain spores dissolved in water and are being used to inoculate substrates. |
Further information
"Our food should be our medicine.
Our medicine should be our food."
(Hippocrates, Greek physician 460 BC - 377 BC)
References:
„Mycelium running/ How mushrooms can help save the world“, Paul Stamets; Ten Speed Press, Berkeley/Toronto;
„The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home", Paul Stamets, Agarikon Press; First Edition edition (December 1983);
„Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms”, Paul Stamets, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley/Toronto;
Recommended books:
Important information for product safety in accordance with Austrian Food Safety and Consumer Protection Act - LMSVG:
MRCA hereby declares, that the information on our web page and in our brochures are not intended as a product recommendation in a therapeutic sense.
Mushrooms are not a medication! Our mushroom products are not a substitute for medical and pharmaceutical treatment. Please consult always a doctor or a pharmacist about health issues! Please ensure a balanced and varied nutrition. Our nutritional supplements from mushrooms are only intended to supplement the regular (general) nutrition. They are not intended for substitution of your regular nutrition and cannot balance deficiency syndromes, caused by unhealthy and unbalanced nutrition. Please store food supplements always out of the reach of children!
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