Optimizing laboratory cultivation of wood-inhabiting fungi with emphasis on applied conservation.

ABSTRACT: While fungi have been grown for centuries as food, cultivation knowledge rarely extends to rare fungi, usually confined to those with high biotechnology or food value. A more robust knowledge base on cultivating rare, challenging fungi may be critical for conservation, as many species face extinction. They should be cultivated for gene banks, reintroduction, and other conservation work. This study adapted mushroom growing techniques for seven threatened wood-inhabiting fungi, all red-listed in Finland and Sweden: Antrodia crassa, Antrodia infirma, Amylocystis lapponica, Skeletocutis stellae, Perenniporia tenuis, Radulodon erikssonii, and Haploporus odorus. We grew mycelium of these species (five strains each, two for P. tenuis) under various laboratory conditions. We tested wood dust suppl

SUBMITTER: Crosier J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484318 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature