Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
3.5
3.1
Journals
Horticulturae
Special Issues
Advances in Propagation and Cultivation of Mushroom
share announcement

Advances in Propagation and Cultivation of Mushroom

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 751

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Hailong Yu

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
National Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungi, Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
Interests: edible mushroom; breeding; cultivation physiology; multiple-omics studies; abiotic stress
Dr. Yajie Zou

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: cultivation and resource utilization of edible fungi; cultivation physiology of edible fungi; growth development of edible fungi
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Dr. Shou-Mian Li

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
Interests: edible mushroom; cultivation physiology; molecular biology; breeding
Dr. Qiang Li

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
Interests: fungi; genetics; diversity; food chemistry
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The edible and medicinal mushroom industry is characterized by its recyclability, high protein content, quick results, and high output. It is an important means of practicing large-scale food management, leveraging the circular production of three kingdoms (animal, plant, and fungal), enhancing national food safety coefficients, achieving green and efficient agricultural development, and ensuring the health of the population. As the edible mushroom industry continues to grow, there is increasing consumer demand in terms of the variety, product quality, and nutritional value of edible mushrooms. Producers, on the other hand, are constantly seeking new and improved modes of production, efficiency, and greener, simpler, and more automated methods. The rapid development of artificial intelligence and information technology has significantly enhanced the informatization, digitalization, and intelligence of the edible mushroom production process, greatly reducing the energy and labor costs associated with factory-based mushroom cultivation and increasing production efficiency. The joint application of multi-omics technologies, such as genomics, phenomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics, continues to reveal the interactive relationships between the growth, development, and metabolic processes of edible mushrooms and changes in the growth environment, making precise control of mushroom growth, development, and quality formation possible.

To summarize and showcase the technological advancements in recent years regarding the domestication of wild edible mushrooms, the cultivation level, and production efficiency of artificially cultivated mushrooms, and to promote the sustainable development of the mushroom industry, more research is needed in this field.

Horticulturae has invited Dr. Hailong Yu from Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Yaijie Zou from Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Shoumian Li from Hebei Agricultural University, and Dr. Qiang Li from Chengdu University to collaborate on creating a Special Issue titled "Advances in Propagation and Cultivation of Mushroom".

This Special Issue will publish research progress in the following areas over the past few years: the domestication of wild edible mushrooms, cultivation models of artificially cultivated mushrooms, the development of new substrates, green pest control, and precise environmental control for mushroom growth and development. It particularly focuses on interdisciplinary research and insights. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

    The impact of precise environmental control technology on the growth and development, product quality, and production efficiency of edible mushrooms;

    The influence of information technology (such as artificial intelligence and big data) on the management of edible mushroom production;

    The application analysis of multi-omics technologies in the growth and development and product quality control of edible mushrooms;

    Exploration of new cultivation models for edible mushrooms, such as the exploration and economic benefit analysis of forest–mushroom, vegetable–mushroom, and grain–mushroom models;

    Exploration of artificial cultivation and prevention of wild cultivation models for wild edible mushrooms;

    The application of new cultivation substrates in edible mushroom production;

Regional exploration and practice of the three-kingdom circular model (animal, plant, and fungal).

Dr. Hailong Yu
Dr. Yajie Zou
Dr. Shou-Mian Li
Dr. Qiang Li
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Horticulturae is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • edible fungi
  • domestication
  • artificial cultivation
  • new substrates
  • environment
  • growth and development
  • regulation
  • yield
  • quality
  • cultivation mode
  • pests and diseases

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.

Published Papers (2 papers)

Download All Papers
Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

12 pages, 1075 KiB  
Article
Distribution of Oligaphorura ursi in Morchella Cultivation Soil, Screening of Pesticides, and Analysis of Their Effects on Mycelial Growth and Pesticide Residues
by Xueqian Bai, Yicong Wang, Muhan Wang, Jiabei Zhang, Lingyue Wu, Xuecheng Wang and Yiping Li
Horticulturae 2025, 11(5), 471; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11050471 - 27 Apr 2025
Viewed by 194
Abstract
To identify the species of Collembola that harm Morchella and to screen for pesticides that are effective in controlling these pests with minimal inhibition of mycelial growth, a five-point sampling method was used to investigate the population of Collembola and its damaging effects [...] Read more.
To identify the species of Collembola that harm Morchella and to screen for pesticides that are effective in controlling these pests with minimal inhibition of mycelial growth, a five-point sampling method was used to investigate the population of Collembola and its damaging effects on Morchella and to analyze its spatial distribution in the soil. The indoor control efficacy of ten insecticides was determined using the mushroom disc immersion method and the pesticide film method. The most effective insecticides were then selected for field testing. The effect of the best-performing field pesticides on the mycelial growth of Morchella was measured using the Petri dish mycelial growth rate method, and pesticide residues were detected using chromatography. The survey revealed that in three Morchella greenhouses, the average Collembola population was 220,333 individuals/m3. The spatial distribution of Collembola was uniform. The collected Collembola specimens were identified as Oligaphorura ursi from the family Onychiuridae. Through the lab and field screening of pesticides, it was found that 40% phoxim EC, 1.8% abamectin EC, 2.5% lambda-cyhalothrin EW, and 4.5% beta-cypermethrin EC had the best efficacy. Meanwhile, residues of these four pesticides were not detected. Mycelial growth inhibition experiments showed that 2.5% lambda-cyhalothrin EW, 1.8% abamectin EC, and 4.5% beta-cypermethrin EC exhibit low inhibition of mycelial growth and can be used as control pesticides for Collembola on Morchella, providing a technical reference for the green pesticide control of Collembola on Morchella in the study region. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Propagation and Cultivation of Mushroom)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

10 pages, 215 KiB  
Article
Evaluation of Tyromyces chioneus Production Using Sawdust Supplemented with Corncobs
by Chunge Sheng, Fei Wang, Lei Shi, Jinhe Wang, Zitong Liu, Peng Zhang, Haiyang Yu, Jing Zhao and Yanfeng Wang
Horticulturae 2025, 11(4), 367; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11040367 - 28 Mar 2025
Viewed by 177
Abstract
Tyromyces chioneus fruiting bodies could potentially be used for food and medicine; however, we still have limited knowledge about their optimal cultivation conditions and nutritional quality. In this study, we cultivated a wild strain of T. chioneus collected from Sandaoguan National Forest Park [...] Read more.
Tyromyces chioneus fruiting bodies could potentially be used for food and medicine; however, we still have limited knowledge about their optimal cultivation conditions and nutritional quality. In this study, we cultivated a wild strain of T. chioneus collected from Sandaoguan National Forest Park in Mudanjiang City. We compared the growth and yield of fruiting bodies on a sawdust substrate alone or in combination with corncobs, soybean straw, or corn straw. We also determined the contents of crude protein, crude polysaccharide, dietary fiber, total flavonoids, and other nutrients in the fruiting bodies and the ability of T. chioneus to degrade cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin when grown on a sawdust–corncob substrate. T. chioneus produced two flushes of fruiting bodies on all tested substrates, but the mycelial colonization time, primordial initiation time, and time interval between flushes varied among the substrates, with ranges of 28.00 ± 1.00–30.67 ± 0.58 d, 9.33 ± 0.58–11.67 ± 0.58 d, and 11.33 ± 0.5–13.00 ± 1.00 d, respectively. The sawdust–corncob substrate resulted in a substantially higher biological efficiency (BE) of 35.14 ± 0.93% compared to the previously reported 19.15%, along with the highest yield of 196.80 ± 5.21 g bag−1. The contents of total flavonoids, crude protein, dietary fiber, and calcium of the fruiting bodies produced on the sawdust–corncob substrate were 708 mg 100 g−1, 16.30 g 100 g−1, 18.82 g 100 g−1, and 554 mg kg−1, respectively. The degradation rates of lignin and cellulose in the sawdust–corncob substrate by T. chioneus were 33.93% and 37.72%, respectively. This study suggests that sawdust–corncob could be a promising substrate to cultivate T. chioneus. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Propagation and Cultivation of Mushroom)
►▼ Show Figures

Graphical abstract

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-2
Back to TopTop