Recently, supervisor of Horticultural Department of Shanghai Agricultural Technical Extension Centre and technical staffs working in local agricultural technical center went to Shanghai Yinghui Agricultural Development Co., LTD for on-site guidance of Shiitake production.

Founded in 2013, Shanghai Yinghui Agricultural Development Co., LTD was put into operation in 2015 and it is the largest Shiitake enterprise in Shanghai City of China, strains used for mushroom production are all introduced from Japan. This year, daily output comes to 12,000 bags, annual production on fresh Shiitake reaches over 2000 tons and output value obtains 21 million CNY. Besides, till now, the company has made investment for three phases, mushroom greenhouses that cover over 20 mu of land have been built in a bid to expand production scale and lift production capacity.

“Production of fresh Shiitake undoubtedly holds unique advantages in Shanghai City, flexible sales mode of Yinghui Company has added vigor to its sustained development,” introduces related mushroom maven in earnest, going on that in future production road, summary of experience is crucial to improve production level and acquire better economic benefits.

During 18th-24th, Nov, Hunan Agricultural Fair was held in Changsha International Exhibition Center, during the expo, a giant Ganoderma attracted participants’ eyeball.

As shown in the picture, the Ganoderma shows purple in the entire body and holds the diameter of above 80cm.

“Ganoderma helps to improve body constitution, enhance body’s disease-resistant ability and adjust physiological equilibrium,” said chairman of Qinkun Group passionately, owner of the Ganoderma king, introducing that 1 kg of spore powder could be collected via 100 kg of Ganoderma, spore powder of Ganoderma also facilitates supporting the healthy energy and enhancing the immunity.

In early morning when people are still sleeping on both ears, Mr. Yang, party branch secretary of Zhangzhuang Village, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province of China is already busy with mushroom works in fruiting room with his son.

In Zhangzhuang Village, villagers mainly live by traditional crops, however, scarce land and large population still fail to raise villagers’ living standard, and hence the problem on poverty alleviation and wealth acquiring become gripping in the village.

“In 2011, our village launched King oyster mushroom cultivation, in order to mobilize villagers’ initiatives, i registered for Jiangsu Hanlong Agricultural Development Co., LTD and took the lead on King oyster mushroom cultivation in 120 mu of land,” introduces Mr. Yang passionately, adding that after 7 years of development, by right of strong strain superiority and powerful technical strength, he then established Yangliu Mushroom Cooperative which win annual sales income of over 20 million CNY and lead more than 100 villagers to get jobs.

Now, base of King oyster mushroom owned by Mr. Yang has been developed into industrialized, modernized and intelligent greenhouse.

Industrialized cultivation of King oyster mushroom manifests high output and superior quality, meanwhile, it facilitates saving land and consuming agricultural wastes. Besides, mushroom residues could be reused as raw ingredients of organic fertilizers, the whole production process is pollution-free.

On 13th, Nov, fresh Shiitakes kept in a reefer container of China Railway Express smoothly left Container Center Station of Zhengzhou Railway, China.

“This batch of Shiitakes come from Zhejiang Province and involve 5 Shiitake varieties, number of units comes to 1570 while gross weight is at 7960 kg, after a dozen of days, they will arrive Munich, the capital of Bavaria, Germany,” introduces deputy chief from Henan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, going on that origin of this batch of Shiitake is in Qingyuan County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province of China where holds the earliest record of artificial Shiitake cultivation in China, this time of Shiitake transportation in form of China Railway Express indicates the increasingly mature of cold-chain construction on China Railway as well as the continual enhancement of its brand influence.

This year, Dunhua City, Jilin Province of China has been vigorously pushing the transformation and development of green industry and seeking improvement in stability on aspect of local characteristic industry.

Up to no,w 4 mushroom gardens have been built in the city, 34,520 households have been driven to embark on mushroom industry.

Now, mushroom capacity reaches 630 million bags in Dunhua City, which makes for expected output value of 1.8 billion CNY, mushroom varieties include Oyster, King oyster, Pleurotus citrinopileatus and others.

Organic Straw mushrooms are well favored by customers by nutritional value and tasty flavor. During its cultivation process, improper adjustment on water temperature would exert significant influence on final output of Straw mushroom.

In order to harvest satisfactory output, cultivators should firstly learn about the growth characteristic of organic Straw mushroom.

Organic Straw mushroom falls under with high-temperature variety, suitable temperature for spore budding and mycelia growth is respectively at 40 and 35 degrees Celsius or so. Mycelia growth tends to be inhibited when it is under 12 or higher than 42 degrees Celsius.

What’s more, organic Straw mushrooms are pleased with high humidity, suggested water content on substrate is at around 70%, superior relative air humidity is at 90%-95%, when it is lower than 80%, mushroom bodies lead tardy growth and occur coarse and bleak surface, when it is higher than 95%, mushroom bodies are easy to become unsound.

In conclusion, organic Straw mushrooms are strict with water temperature, it is crucial to spray water that is almost the same degree as room temperature, which is usually neglected by cultivators. In hot season, some growers directly spray well water that is at 20 degrees Celsius or so, which severely results in death of tiny mushrooms for reason of cold damage.

The purpose practice is to spray water in the morning or at night, ideal water temperature is at 30 degrees Celsius, meanwhile, it is necessary for growers to master correct water-spraying method in accordance with different growth period of sporocarps, and in case of small sporocarps, be sure to spray water in a light way. During Pinhead Phase and Small-button Period, be sure not to spray water on the surface, and in the event of slightly-dry surface, it is proper to conduct mist spray in aisles of cultivation room so as to increase air humidity. (Source: China’s Organic Agriculture Network.)

In recent years, Chengde City, Hebei Province of China has been relying on climatic and regional advantage and guiding farmers to push mushroom industry. It is anticipated that by the end of this year, gross mushroom output is going to obtain 1 million tons in Chengde City, which contributes to pure revenues of 4 billion CNY for growers.

Recent days, Button mushrooms produced in Shandong Dashanhe Mushroom Technology Co., LTD are entering into picking season, the present fruiting amount comes to 3 tons per day and average factory price reaches 10.5 CNY per kg.

Shandong Dashanhe Mushroom Technology Co., LTD, subsidiary of Shanghai Dashanhe Mushroom Science and Technology Co., LTD, covers over 150 mu of land and holds the gross investment of more than 80 million CNY. Now, the company annually produces above 100,000 tons of superior Phase-two fermented materials, and at least 1920 tons of fresh mushrooms, annual sales volume obtains more than 100 million CNY.