The effect of Calcium on Growth and Development of Flammulina velutipes
The effects of CaCO3 powder on the growth and development of Flammulina velutipes and the calcium accumulation in fruit body were studied. The result showed that calcium significantly stimulated the growth of Flammulina velutipes mycelia and fruit body, reduced the time of sporocarp appearance, and increased the output and the content of calcium. These physio - biochemical changes were closely related to the calcium concentrations. Low (0-5%) and high (5.5 -10%) concentrations of CaCO3 powder caused similar alteration, respectively. We thought that these phenomena were interrelated to the two different intracellular calcium signaling pathways existed in Flammulina velutepes.