Unravelled mushroom genome offers many opportunities
“The newly available knowledge is also significant in understanding how the mushroom mycelium can be triggered to form small buds that develop into mushrooms,” adds Sonnenberg. “This budding is one of the most important processes in cultivation and being able to better control this process is a dream of every mushroom grower.”
It has become clear over recent years that, like mushrooms grown in Eastern Asia, button mushrooms also contain substances that are beneficial to health. The unravelled genome offers an excellent foundation for developing new mushroom varieties aimed at enhancing these effects.
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