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Hypsizygus tessulatus

Buna-Shimeji

Strain: M 4786

 

Qualities:

  • tasty mushroom
  • good storage

Characteristics:

Weakness parasite related to the Oyster mushroom, having a big commercial success in Japan.  Is grown in bottles, the groups of mushrooms being harvested before the caps open.  The beige, crumbly caps have a diameter of ca. 2 cm, while the grown harvested mushrooms have caps with a diameter of 7 to 9 cm.

Origin

moderate areas in Old and New World

Recommended substrate

composition:

80% hardwood, mixed fine + coarse
10% cereals
10% bran

humidity:

62-63 %

Recommended bag

Microsac type PPB50/SEU4/V40-51

Bag filling

before or after heat treatment: 3 to 4 kg/ bag

Heat treatment

sterilisation, by preference at 121 °C

Inoculation

mix with ± 1% spawn

Incubation

room temperature:

23 °C

substrate temperature:

25 °C

duration:

Ca. 20 days

Ripening phase

room temperature:

18- 20 °C

duration:

40- 50 days

Induction temperature

10-15 °C

Fruiting conditions

room temperature:

13-18 °C

relative humidity:

90%

CO2-concentration:

2000-3000 ppm

light:

500-1000 lux

Flushes

number:

2

interval:

Ca. 20 days

Average yield

180 g to 200 g saleable mushrooms per kg fresh substrate

Important remark: the cultivation guidelines in our technical data sheets are a compilation of the data given to us by experienced cultivators.  Individual differences in the cultivation conditions can thoroughly affect the results.