Affiliation:
1. The Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
2. College of Food and Biological Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
3. Sichuan Junyinong Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610023, China
4. Edafologia, Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico
Abstract
Morels are one of the most highly prized edible and medicinal mushrooms worldwide. Therefore, historically, there has been a large international interest in their cultivation. Numerous ecological, physiological, genetic, taxonomic, and mycochemical studies have been previously developed. At the beginning of this century, China finally achieved artificial cultivation and started a high-scale commercial development in 2012. Due to its international interest, its cultivation scale and area expanded rapidly in this country. However, along with the massive industrial scale, a number of challenges, including the maintenance of steady economic profits, arise. In order to contribute to the solution of these challenges, formal research studying selection, species recognition, strain aging, mating type structure, life cycle, nutrient metabolism, growth and development, and multi-omics has recently been boosted. This paper focuses on discussing current morel cultivation technologies, the industrial status of cultivation in China, and the relevance of basic biological research, including, e.g., the study of strain characteristics, species breeding, mating type structure, and microbial interactions. The main challenges related to the morel cultivation industry on a large scale are also analyzed. It is expected that this review will promote a steady global development of the morel industry based on permanent and robust basic scientific knowledge.
Funder
Basic Research Project of Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology
Yunnan Technology Innovation
Postdoctoral Directional Training of Yunnan Province; Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program: High-end Foreign Expert Project
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Microbiology (medical)
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