10 ml Pioppino or Black Poplar mushroom (Agrocybe aegerita) liquid culture mycelium with 18G needle.


As the common name suggests, the Black Poplar is often found growing beneath popular trees. This gourmet mushroom is a popular food ingredient in both Asia and southern Europe. This mushroom has a firm texture and provides a mildly nutty flavor when cooked. It's a great addition to rice, risotto, and meat dishes.

Substrate: (supplemented) hardwood sawdust or straw 

Colonization/Pinning/Fruiting Temperatures: 21-26/10-16/13-18 °C

Growing Difficulty: Medium


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FAQs


How to use the liquid culture: Liquid culture should not be used to directly inoculate bulk substrates. Rather this liquid culture should be used to initially prepare grain spawn by inoculating hydrated and sterilized grains (e.g. wheat, rye, millet, wild bird seed). This should be done under sterile conditions. Once the grain spawn is fully colonised it can be used to inoculate a sterilised hardwood sawdust based bulk substrate. 


Production: Our liquid cultures are produced using dextrose/malt extract/yeast extract nutrient mixes. Cultures are drawn up in front of a H14 rated HEPA equipped laminar flow hood and sealed with a sterile luer-lock cap. Every batch of our liquid cultures are then grown out on agar to check they are clean and viable before being made available.


Cleanliness: We make every effort to ensure that our cultures will arrive with you clean and viable. If you experience any problems at all please contact us.


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