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Yamaguchi T, Matsuda, Y., Ito, S., Nishii, T. u. Sakakura, (2003) Untersuchungen H. ?ber Bearbeitungmethode von  decastes Lyophyllum . - Bearbeitung der wilden  decastes- Isolate  Lyophyllum mit den S?gemehlmittelbl?cken begraben im Boden. WISSENSCHAFT 51 Chubu Wald: 223-224 (auf japanisch).

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The Lyophyllum decastes group produces fruiting bodies that are fused at the base to form clusters or tufts. This group was previously thought to be saprophytic, but there are reports that it can form mycorrhizae with coniferous and deciduous trees.

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In Japan, this mushroom is used in bioremediation of toxic sites and water purification systems. It is cultivated on wastes after cultivating Pleurotus ostreatus and Pholiota nameko. Many patents have been granted for cultivation techniques of L. decastes in Japan.

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It's a pity that I could not find any of these patents - does anybody know how to search for them (google did not help ).

Thanks speeker for the link to the patent search!

In this patent
the growing parameters of a species called Lyophyllum ulmarium are described in detail.
It seems that the name Lyophyllum ulmarium is just a synonym for Hypsizygus ulmarius ( see  here ).

And this patent  mentions that Lyophyllum decastes is called Honshimeji in japanese.

Finally I have found a patent for the cultivation of L.decastes.
In the United States Patent 5,349,121 the cultivation of L.decastes is described in detail.
Not all strains are able to produce fruitbodies in artificial conditions and that the strains found in switzerland haven proven to do best.
These are the strains K-3303, K-3304 and K-3305 - wonder where one can get these strains ?

Now we only have to find a good strain and try it out .

In the abstract of japanese patent JP11243774 this culture substrate for L.decastes is mentioned:

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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for artificially culturing Lyophyllus decastes by using a specific culture medium containing a bark compost as a main component support, capable of stably generating the Lyophyllus decastes having a high quality at a low cost.
SOLUTION: This method for artificially culturing Lyophyllus decastes uses a culture medium containing a bark compost as a main component support. Therein, 5-20 pts.wt. (absolutely dried weight) of chaff and 10-50 pts.wt. of rice bran are formulated to 100 pts.wt. of the bark compost in the culture medium.

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Have found some patent nummers for the cutlivation of L.decastes here.
Just wonder how I can read the patents without having to pay for them ...

Does anyone have one of the cultures mentioned above or other rarities ?
Maybe you want to trade:

Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ferulae
Pleurotus eryngii
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
Pleurotus djamor
Stropharia rugoso-annulata
Hypsizygus tessulatus
Hericium erinaceus
Coprinus comatus
Lentinus edodes
Flammulina velutipes
Calvatia gigantea
Black Morel
Psilocybe bohemica
Grifola frondosa*
Agrocybe argerita
Panellus stipticus*
Ganoderma lucidum*
Hypholoma capnoides
Still unidentified but avaliable and edible (button mushroom like), fruits at room temperature. Primordia formation on rye.

*these will take time (only avaliable in test tubes or as backup culture, need to be transferred to larger petridishes first).

Please feel free to contact me via PM if you would like to trade. THis collection could only be accomplished becaus of the shroomery members kindness !

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Got a great link from speeker that maps japanese names to latin names:
http://gmr.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/Plantnames/Sorting/Fungi_Japindex_kat1.html

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The commercial domestication package of an indigenous tropical mushroom (Milky mushroom) has been  standardized. Milky mushroom is a truly tropical species requiring temperature of 28-35?c for fruiting. The biological efficiency of this species is very high and it has excellent shelf life The Bag and shelf/tray system of cultivation of milky mushroom has been standardized. The tray system is more labor efficient as compared to bag system...

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(iii) Milky Mushroom: Milky mushroom has starts becoming popular in Haryana. This mushroom grows well at higher temperatures of 30-40oC. It grows both on wheat and paddy straw with good yield. The straw is chopped, wetted/treated at 80-95oC in hot water for thirty minutes. After draining the water, the substrate is spawned at 3% of wet weight basis, put into polypropylene bags and incubated for 25-30 days at 30-40oC for spawn run. After spawn run is completed, the bag is opened from mouth.
The spawn run straw blocks are put on racks. The blocks/bags are then cased with sterilized casing soil as done in button mushroom cultivation. The humidity in the cropping room is maintained by sprinkling water on bags, floor and even walls, 2-3 times a day. Aeration is given for 1-2 hrs daily. Mushrooms will appear within 15-20 days, which can be harvested after attaining good size. Bags of 10 Kg wet weight are the standard sized used and 3 Kg of dry straw makes into 10 Kg bags after wetting. The yields on an average is about 2-2.5 Kg of fresh mushrooms.

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Someone from Haryana here

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Great that you tried to clone it; do you have any idea, why it didn't work?

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