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Life history of Lentinus edodes

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, After maturing, the spores of Lentinus edodes will eject from the pleats, and under suitable conditions, the spores will germinate and produce germ tubes. The germ tube grows apically and branches into hyphae. The uninucleate hyphae of Lentinus edodes can form binucleate hyphae only after heterounion. The binucleate hyphae continue to grow and form lock-like combinations to proliferate cells and multiply in the matrix to form mycelium. The mycelium continues to grow and develop and accumulate nutrients, which will form fruiting body primordia and rapidly grow into mushroom buds under suitable conditions. When the fruiting body matures, it can reproduce the next one.

After maturing, the spores of Lentinus edodes will eject from the pleats, and under suitable conditions, the spores will germinate and produce germ tubes. The germ tube grows apically and branches into hyphae. The uninucleate hyphae of Lentinus edodes can form binucleate hyphae only after heterounion. The binucleate hyphae continue to grow and form lock-like combinations to proliferate cells and multiply in the matrix to form mycelium. The mycelium continues to grow and develop and accumulate nutrients, which will form fruiting body primordia and rapidly grow into mushroom buds under suitable conditions. After the fruiting body matures, it can reproduce the next generation, which is the life history of Lentinus edodes.

The life cycle of Lentinus edodes from spore germination to the formation of new spore ejection takes about 12 months or even longer under natural conditions, while artificial cultivation with sawdust only takes 4 months.

 
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