Selected Biological Characteristics and Artificial Cultivation of Oudemansiella brunneomarginata
Selected biological characteristics and the artificial cultivation of an Oudemansiella brunneomarginata strain, collected from the Old Bald-head National Nature Reserve located in Liaoning Province, is reported. Mycelia derived from the mushroom fruit body grew well on a medium ( pH unadjusted ) consisting of ( /L ) : potato 200 g, broad-leaved wood 200 g, glucose 20 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 3 g, magnesium sulfate 1.5 g and agar 15 g. Mycelium grew well when glucose or sucrose served as the carbon source, when peptone was the sole nitrogen source, and when the growth medium was adjusted to pH 7.0. Three test composts all supported fruit body formation although primordia appeared earliest and with the highest frequency on a compost consisting of 78% hardwood sawdust, 20% wheat bran, 1% lime, and 1% sucrose, and with a moisture content of 60%.