Isolation of Mother Cultures and Preparation of Spawn for Oyster Mushroom Cultivation
Vol. 2018 No. 1, Department of Soil and Water Sciences
Vol. 2018 No. 1

Isolation of Mother Cultures and Preparation of Spawn for Oyster Mushroom Cultivation: SL449/SS663, 1/2018

Department of Soil and Water Sciences
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss663-2018
Published 2018-01-25
Chih-Ming Hsu
University of Florida
Khalid Hameed
Duke University
Van T. Cotter
Duke University
Hui-Ling Liao
University of Florida
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1648-3444
close up photo of two hands cutting mother culture (inoculum) from an agar plate.
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Mushrooms

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Hsu, Chih-Ming, Khalid Hameed, Van T. Cotter, and Hui-Ling Liao. 2018. “Isolation of Mother Cultures and Preparation of Spawn for Oyster Mushroom Cultivation: SL449/SS663, 1/2018”. EDIS 2018 (1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss663-2018.
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Abstract

This 6-page publication details the cultivation of oyster mushrooms from mother culture isolation to spawn preparation. This protocol can be used by both homeowners and commercial cultivators. Written by Chih-Ming Hsu, Khalid Hameed, Van T. Cotter, and Hui-Ling Liao and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil and Water Sciences, January 2018.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss663

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss663-2018
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