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9 Citations

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Ultrastructure and Physiological Characterization of Morchella Mitospores and Their Relevance in the Understanding of the Morel Life Cycle

Wei Liu,
Peixin He,
Jin Zhang,
Liyuan Wu,
Lingfang Er,
Xiaofei Shi,
Zhijia Gu,
Fuqiang Yu and
Jesús Pérez-Moreno

Microorganisms2023, 11(2), 345;https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11020345

30 January 2023

Morels, which belong to the Ascomycete genus Morchella, are highly valued edible fungi treasured by gourmet chefs worldwide. Some species are saprotrophic and others are able to form facultative mycorrhizal-like associations with plant roots without...

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40 Citations

10,210 Views

22 Pages

Large-Scale Field Cultivation of Morchella and Relevance of Basic Knowledge for Its Steady Production

Wei Liu,
Peixin He,
Xiaofei Shi,
Ya Zhang,
Jesus Perez-Moreno and
Fuqiang Yu

J. Fungi2023, 9(8), 855;https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9080855

16 August 2023

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 s...

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Distribution of Two Mating-Type Idiomorphs in Commercially Cultivated Morchella sextelata Unveiling Unique Life Cycle of Morels

Jingting Wang,
Dezheng Zhu,
Xiaobo Li,
Xia Gao,
Yan Zhang,
Meixiu Liu,
Weidong Lu,
Lili Xu,
Hao Yu and
Xiuqing Yang

Horticulturae2025, 11(4), 385;https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11040385

4 April 2025

The outdoor cultivation of true morels has been successfully commercialized in China in recent years. However, unstable yields make it a high-risk business. A lack of understanding of the morel life cycle has led to chaotic spawn production processes...

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8 Citations

3,802 Views

14 Pages

Mating-Type Genes Play an Important Role in Fruiting Body Development in Morchella sextelata

Qizheng Liu,
Shan Qu,
Guoqiang He,
Jinkang Wei and
Caihong Dong

J. Fungi2022, 8(6), 564;https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8060564

25 May 2022

True morels (Morchella spp.) are edible mushrooms that are commercially important worldwide due to their rich nutrition and unique appearance. In recent years, outdoor cultivation has been achieved and expanded on a large scale in China. However, the...

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3,309 Views

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Effective Field Collection of Pezizales Ascospores for Procuring Diverse Fungal Isolates

Alassane Sow,
Judson Van Wyk,
Benjamin Lemmond,
Rosanne Healy,
Matthew E. Smith and
Gregory Bonito

Diversity2024, 16(3), 165;https://doi.org/10.3390/d16030165

6 March 2024

Pezizales are a diverse and economically important order of fungi. They are common in the environment, having epigeous form, such as morels and hypogeous, forms called truffles. The mature ascospores of most epigeous Pezizales are forcibly discharged...

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