Yumin County farmer Li Fenglin successfully cultivates morel mushrooms

Li Fenglin (center), a villager from Qiege'er Village in Jiangges Township, Yumin County, introduces the cultivation and growth of morel mushrooms to the village-stationed work team

Recently, Li Fenglin, a villager from Qiege'er Village in Jiangges Township, Yumin County, successfully cultivated a rare mushroom species - the morel mushroom, and villagers came one after another to see it. The morel mushroom, also known as the bamboo fungus, is a precious edible and medicinal fungus. The morel mushroom is not only rich in nutrients, but eating it also has the effect of relieving food stagnation and qi stagnation, abdominal distension and fullness, and phlegm congestion with rebellious qi, panting and coughing. It is reported that last year Li Fenglin went to the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences to learn morel mushroom cultivation techniques, and in October of that year introduced the fungal spawn and began trial planting in his own 4 greenhouses. In April this year he successfully cultivated morel mushrooms, and they are currently fruiting one after another. "According to Li Fenglin, at present the market price of fresh morel mushrooms reaches 260 yuan per kilogram, and dried mushrooms can sell for 2000 yuan per kilogram.