It’s one of the most expensive and elusive herbs in the world, selling at up to 8,000€ a kilo. Chinese billionaires want it for its legendary powers as an aphrodisiac. Doctors prize its medical properties. Every spring, entire villages in the Himalayas empty as people go in search of the yarshagumba mushroom. But it’s a difficult task, fraught with danger. The yarshagumba only grows for a few weeks of the year at high altitudes in the mountains. Harvesters, which include young children, run the risk of altitude sickness and breathing problems. We examine the yarshagumba phenomenon, following the mushrooms’ journey from the peaks of the Himalayas to the markets of Asia.
Georges HALPERN, J.Y WU, John HOLLIDAY
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Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Ophiocordyceps sinensis clip
《大美青海》三江源 走遍中国 - "Great Beauty of Qinghai" Three Rivers Across China 20110220
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Monday, 3 December 2012
Sunday, 2 December 2012
Nature and Science - The Family of Fungi (CNTV.com)
Part 1: Children of the Forests
Part 2: Witch’s Circles
Part 3: Killer or Savior
Part 4: The Temptation of Truffles
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Part 2: Witch’s Circles
Part 3: Killer or Savior
Part 4: The Temptation of Truffles
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Saturday, 1 December 2012
[Technology Garden] Uncover the mysterious veil of the morel (part 2) (20120530) - [科技苑]揭开羊肚菌的神秘面纱(下)
野生羊肚菌的人工栽培是一个世界性的难题。朱斗锡通过27年的研究发现，一方面羊肚菌自身有许多与其它食用菌完全不同的特性，另一方面，它与生长环境之间又存在错综复杂的关系。为了实现人工种植，朱斗锡的研究团队从野外考察开始，一路闯关，连续攻克了育种、人工环境模拟、虫害防治等种关口，终于让羊肚菌在大田里面安家落户。本期节目将详细讲述朱斗锡团队的研发故事。
Artificial cultivation of wild morel is a worldwide problem. Zhu bucket tin by 27-year study found that the morel itself on the one hand there are many other edible fungi completely different characteristics, on the other hand, it is with the intricate relationship between the growth environment. Research team in order to achieve the artificial planting, Zhu bucket tin from fieldwork began, all the way to break through the barrier, continuous capture of breeding, artificial environment simulation, pest control and other kinds of checkpoints, and finally let morel in the Daejeon inside settled. In this program, will describe in detail the story of Zhu bucket tin R & D team.
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Artificial cultivation of wild morel is a worldwide problem. Zhu bucket tin by 27-year study found that the morel itself on the one hand there are many other edible fungi completely different characteristics, on the other hand, it is with the intricate relationship between the growth environment. Research team in order to achieve the artificial planting, Zhu bucket tin from fieldwork began, all the way to break through the barrier, continuous capture of breeding, artificial environment simulation, pest control and other kinds of checkpoints, and finally let morel in the Daejeon inside settled. In this program, will describe in detail the story of Zhu bucket tin R & D team.
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[Technology Garden] Uncover the mysterious veil of the morel (part 1) (20120529) - [科技苑]揭开羊肚菌的神秘面纱(上)
羊肚菌是一种珍稀名贵的野生食用菌，产量很少，采集困难。四川省绵阳市食用菌研究所经过25年的栽培研究，解决了羊肚菌大田商业化栽培的关键技术，实现了羊肚菌在自然条件下进行“冬种春收”的栽培目标。近日，一法国公司出资380万元人民币购买了这项新技术。那么，这卖出了380万元的技术，到底在羊肚菌的培养料、温度、湿度、病虫害防控等方面，实现了怎样的技术突破呢?
Morels are a rare and valuable wild edible mushrooms, low production, acquisition difficulties. Edible Fungi Research Institute, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, after 25 years of cultivation research to address the key technologies for the commercial cultivation of morel Daejeon, morel cultivation objectives under natural conditions, the winter spring collection. Recently, a French company invested 3.8 million yuan to buy the new technology. Well, it sold 380 million in technology and in the end morel culture material, temperature, humidity, pest prevention and how technological breakthroughs?
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Morels are a rare and valuable wild edible mushrooms, low production, acquisition difficulties. Edible Fungi Research Institute, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, after 25 years of cultivation research to address the key technologies for the commercial cultivation of morel Daejeon, morel cultivation objectives under natural conditions, the winter spring collection. Recently, a French company invested 3.8 million yuan to buy the new technology. Well, it sold 380 million in technology and in the end morel culture material, temperature, humidity, pest prevention and how technological breakthroughs?
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