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- From: "Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>
- To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza
- Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 14:04:07 -0700
In what kind of environment? Garden, orchard? You would have
to match the fungi to the environment. And not every fungus is beneficial to
every plant. They do have a bread tendency to exclude other fungal populations;
for instance, the genus you favor shows some antimicrobial action against
filamentous fungi such as fusarium. That would be a good thing. But
Cantharellus is unlikely to grow in a garden or orchard. They like mature
trees, Doug fir in our local foothills, Oak farther north. They might like oak
here, but maybe Armillaria-in-waiting (for the Oak to be in distressed or in
late maturity) occupies the space Cantharellus would like. Cantharellus will
fruit around healthy trees; it associates with the roots (as do truffles)
rather than feeding on decaying roots. I don’t think there are any
good-tasting mushrooms you’d be able to grow in association with orchard tree
roots, except perhaps truffles in association with filberts – and that’s a
long-term unguaranteed proposition, considered only possible at all in certain
climates (think Oregon). There are a number of good-tasting species that will grow in a
garden, and it’s likely that they would provide some protection against
soil-borne pathogens. This isn’t to say they would form a happy or symbiotic association
with your garden-or-farm plants roots. However, they’ll fruit within a year.
I don’t believe the mycorrhizae that might associate with living food crops
produce edible fruiting bodies. ~ Stephen CA Central Valley From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of Kevin Moore My point is not simply to achieve mycorhizal associations,
but specific associations with fungi that also produce edible (and preferably
delicious) fruiting bodies. Why not make them do double duty? Not only do they
benefit the plant, but you also gain a valuable crop, though they can take a
decade or more before they start to produce, as in the case of Chanterelles.
(My favorite.) |
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[NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Lee Reich, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Stephen Sadler, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Kevin Moore, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Stephen Sadler, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Kevin Moore, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Stephen Sadler, 05/15/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza, Kevin Moore, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Stephen Sadler, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Kevin Moore, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Stephen Sadler, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Kevin Moore, 05/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhiza,
Stephen Sadler, 05/15/2009
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