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   From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   RexMaximus wrote:   
   > As a hobby I became curious a few months ago about the potential for   
   > cultivating mushrooms that have a mycorrhiza association with trees,   
   > specially the Boletus edulis (Porcini). I’ve done quite some research   
   > online but seem to run into dead ends.   
   >   
   > My ultimate goal is to find a way to cultivate mushrooms that have   
   > mycorrhiza associations. As I understand this has not been done and   
   > what I keep hearing is that it is impossible (which makes it more   
   > interesting to me).   
   >   
   > Can anyone help me find some information:   
   > Do you know of someone that has done any serious research into growing   
   > Boletus of any kind? Any scientific paper describing the life-cycle of   
   > a Boletus fungi or process of mycorrihiza? Any way that we (humans)   
   > can artificially provide the fungi with the glucose and sucrose that   
   > it would normally get from the tree roots and thereby ‘faking’ a   
   > mycorrihiza association and taking the tree out of the equation?   
   > I appreciate any help you can provide me!   
   >   
   > thanks!   
      
   You might have some luck contacting some of these researchers:   
   http://www-mykopat.slu.se/Newwebsite/mycorrhiza/edible/bol.htm   
      
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