Key Points of Morel Cultivation Techniques and Detailed Explanation of Cultivation Management
Morel, also called yangmo or yangdu cai, gets its name because its surface is uneven and closely resembles a sheep's stomach, so it is called morel. It is a relatively precious edible mushroom species with extremely high nutritional and medicinal value. Morels generally grow in forests, and very few are cultivated artificially, so the market price is high. Below, Qinnong Web brings you the cultivation techniques for morels. Let's learn about them together.
1. Cultivation Conditions
The reason morels are rarely cultivated is that they have relatively high requirements for cultivation conditions. Unlike other fungi, they have extremely high requirements for soil and must be cultivated in neutral or slightly alkaline soil. The soil pH should be around 6.5-7.5, and the soil is best if it is fertile black soil. Next is the air factor: sufficient oxygen must be maintained, and the requirements for temperature and humidity are also relatively high. Its peak growing season is spring and autumn, the suitable growth temperature is 20°C, the humidity is around 70%, and it must also be in a low-light environment, so artificial cultivation must satisfy these conditions.
2. Cultivation Formula
The preparation of the cultivation material is extremely important. Generally, sawdust, bran, corncob, and crop straw are selected as the main materials, and they are prepared together with the remaining ingredients. Below, this site provides two formulas: ① Sawdust 75%, bran 20%, phosphate fertilizer 1%, gypsum 1%, humus soil 3%, Yifuyuan mushroom ecological treasure 1%. ③ Corncob 40% (crushed), sawdust 20%, bean hull 15%, bran 20%, phosphate fertilizer 1%, gypsum 1%, sugar 1%, plant ash 2%, Yifuyuan mushroom ecological treasure 1%.
3. Sterilized Material Bag-Removal Cultivation
After choosing a formula and mixing it well, add water to mix the material at a ratio of 1:1.3. After mixing, pile it up to ferment for 20 days, then put it into special plastic bags, with each bag containing about 500 grams of material. After bagging, place these bagged materials in a high-temperature environment of 100°C for sterilization. The sterilization time must be 8-10 hours, and then the mycelium can be inoculated. Use the two-end inoculation method. After inoculation, seal the bag openings and place them in a culture room at 22-25°C to cultivate for one month. The mycelium can then complete its growth, and once the mycelium has filled the bags, they can be cultivated.
4. Cultivating Fruiting Bodies
Choose a suitable environment for cultivation, or use a greenhouse to build a suitable environment. After disinfection treatment, spread a layer of plastic film on the bed surface, then cover it with a 3-5 cm layer of decomposed soil. When covering with soil, it should be even, and after covering, the soil should be pressed flat. Then remove the plastic bags from the cultivated mushroom sticks and arrange them one by one on the bed surface. The arrangement should be even and neat. Generally, 40 mushroom sticks can be arranged per square meter, with the specific number depending on the actual situation. After placing the mushroom sticks, spray water evenly once, then cover with soil 3-5 cm, and after covering with soil, cover with a layer of fallen leaves to maintain soil moisture and air humidity. After about one month, fruiting bodies can grow.
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