How much is morel mushroom per jin? A detailed guide to artificial cultivation conditions and techniques

Since ancient times, China has had the custom of eating mushrooms, and the rare, delicious and nutritious morel is one of them.So how much is morel mushroom per jin? What are the artificial cultivation conditions and techniques?

1. Overview of morel mushroom

1. Distribution of morel mushroom origins

Morel mushroom is a precious edible and medicinal mushroom. It gets its name because the surface of its cap is uneven and shaped like a sheep's stomach; it is also called yangdu mo, bianli jun, yangdu cai and caoli zhu. Wild morel mushrooms are distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Shanxi, Jilin, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Henan, Hebei, Beijing, Hunan, Guizhou and other regions of China.

2. The value of morel mushroom

Morel mushroom is rich in protein, polysaccharides, chitin and amino acids, among others. It is an excellent source of protein and also a good source of essential amino acids for the human body. In addition, eating morel mushroom regularly has benefits such as aiding the stomach and intestines, helping digestion, resolving phlegm and regulating qi, tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, and nourishing the brain and refreshing the mind. It has a certain improving effect on indigestion, excessive phlegm and shortness of breath, and depletion of essence and kidney. Furthermore, the polysaccharides and active ingredients contained in morel mushroom have good effects on preventing cancer, fighting cancer, inhibiting tumors and preventing colds.

3. How to select and rehydrate morel mushroom

When selecting morel mushroom, larger ones are generally preferred. Those with a yellow-brown fruiting body about 4 cm and a white stalk about 2 cm are of better quality. In addition, wild morel mushrooms with round caps are top grade, while those with pointed caps are mostly artificially cultivated and of lower quality.

If you buy dried morel mushroom, it still needs to be rehydrated before use. For rehydrating morel mushroom, it is best to just cover the mushroom surface with water. After about twenty to thirty minutes, when the water turns wine-red and the morel mushrooms are completely softened, scoop them out, wash them clean and set aside. After removing sand and mud, the soaking water can be used for stir-frying or making soup.

2. How much is morel mushroom per jin?

Morel mushroom is generally divided into dried products, quick-frozen products and fresh products, and the prices are all different. In addition, each type is also divided into grade one, grade two, grade three, wild, artificially cultivated and bulk grades, and these prices are also different. Below is a summary of morel mushroom prices in different regions, of different types and grades, which you can use as a reference.

3. What are the artificial cultivation conditions and techniques for morel mushroom?

Due to expanding market demand, wild morel mushroom resources cannot meet the need, so the area under artificial cultivation is also growing wider. However, to grow morel mushroom, you still need to clearly understand what the artificial cultivation conditions and techniques are.

(1) Cultivation conditions for morel mushroom

1. Morel mushroom generally grows from late spring to early autumn in mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests at an altitude of about 2000-3000 m, mostly on broad-leaved forest floors and roadsides, singly or in groups. The soil pH should be 6.5-7.5; neutral or slightly alkaline soil is conducive to the growth of morel mushroom.

2. Morel mushroom likes to grow in limestone or chalky soil, and especially likes to grow on burned-over sites; it is also a shade-loving, cool-preferring mushroom species. Light has a certain promoting effect on the formation of morel mushroom fruiting bodies, and weak scattered light is conducive to the growth and development of morel mushroom fruiting bodies.

(2) Cultivation techniques for morel mushroom

1. Artificial cultivation of morel mushroom can use methods such as cooked-material bag-removal cultivation, indoor bag-removal cultivation, outdoor bag-removal cultivation and outdoor raw-material cultivation. You can choose according to your own actual situation, but the starting cultivation price should preferably be 11-12.

2. Morel mushroom cultivation should avoid strong direct light. In outdoor cultivation, especially in winter and early spring, the growing environment must maintain humidity; if there is more rain and the temperature is suitable, the morel mushroom mycelium and fruiting bodies grow well. If there is drought in early spring, watering must be done in a timely manner.

3. Morel mushroom can suffer from pests and diseases during both mycelial and fruiting body growth. The cultivation site must be kept clean and hygienic at all times, and sterilization and pest elimination should be done before planting, with early prevention as the main approach.

The above is all the content compiled by the Tuliu.com editor for you about morel mushroom prices and cultivation. We hope it can help you.