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MYCOSCIENCE
Volume 62, Issue 1, Pages 10-28Publisher
MYCOLOGICAL SOC JAPAN
DOI: 10.47371/mycosci.2020.11.007
Keywords
ecosystem services; forest mushroom; Lactarius deliciosus; orchard; truffle
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The cultivation of edible mycorrhizal fungi has advanced since 1977 but faces challenges in establishing tree orchards and monitoring yields. Utilizing trees in non-forested land for sustainable cultivation could contribute to carbon storage, income generation, and ecosystem services.
The cultivation of edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) has made great progress since the first cultivation of Tuber melanosporum in 1977 but remains in its infancy. Five cultivation steps are required: (1) mycorrhizal synthesis, (2) mycorrhiza development and acclimation, (3) out-planting of mycorrhizal seedlings, (4) onset of fructification, and (5) performing tree orchards. We provide examples of successes and challenges associated with each step, including fruiting of the prestigious chanterelles in Japan recently. We highlight the challenges in establishing performing tree orchards. We report on the monitoring of two orchards established between Lactarius deliciosus (saffron milk cap) and pines in New Zealand. Saffron milk caps yields reached 0.4 and 1100 kg/ha under Pinus radiata and P. sylvestris 6 and 9 y after planting, respectively. Canopy closure began under P. radiata 7 y after planting, followed by a drastic reduction of yields, while P sylvestris yields still hovered at 690 to 780 kg/ha after 11 y, without canopy closure. The establishment of full-scale field trials to predict yields is crucial to making the cultivation of EMF a reality in tomorrow's cropping landscape. Sustainable EMF cultivation utilizing trees in non-forested land could contribute to carbon storage, while providing revenue and other ecosystem services.
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