Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Mycelial Growth and Fairy-Ring Formation of Tricholoma matsutake from Matsutake- Infected Pine Trees

1Division of Bioenergy Research, Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul 130-712, Korea
2Youngnam Branch Office of KFCM, Korea Forest Conservation Movement, Daegu, Korea
3Hyundai Apartment 101-804, Yeonhong-ri, Hongcheon-eup, Hongcheon-gun, Gangwondo

Correspondence to kasymbio@forest.go.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June 30, 2010, 38(1):16-20.
https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2010.38.1.016
(Received May 1, 2010. Accepted June 17, 2010)
Published: June 30, 2010.
© The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

Transplantation of matsutake-infected pine tree into a pine forest has great potential as an artificial cultivation method of Tricholoma matsutake. Matsutake-infected pine trees had previously transplanted by this research group into the experimental area from 2001 to 2004 and its survival rate determined in 2006 was 20%. For the survived samples, the characteristics of mycelial growth and the development of fairy-ring formation of T. matsutake have been evaluated until 2009. It was found that size of the indeterminate ring showed significant differences among the individual trees and varied from 4 cm x 4 cm to 52 cm x 35 cm. The variation was possibly resulted from the differences in production area of the matsutake-infected pine tree and those in site characteristics of the transplanted spots. For the characteristics of mycelial growth, it grew in the shape of a cudgel or an acute-angled ‘V’ in early stage, and then the shape became more wider and changed into an obtuse-angled ‘V’ as time passed. We expect that matsutake mushrooms may occur from the fairy-rings of some of these matsutake-infected pine trees in the autumn of 2010.

Keywords

Fairy-ring, Matsutake-infected pine tree, Tricholoma matsutake

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