CHINA
Wanchen Biological Technology Ltd. is one of the biggest enoki producers in China. On the left, the two year old growing rooms (40) and to the right, the 60 rooms that have been in production since three months.
Wanchen grows enoki in bottle cultivation.
Wood Ear (Black Fungus, Auricularia auriculae-judae) mushroom at a local grower.
De primitive, yet effective cultivation techniques bring good yields.
very expensive, although there is no shortage of wheat straw in the north. Buth also outlined the many possibilities of the pre-wet process and the consequences of deciding whether or not to invest in modern technology. During the afternoon session he spoke in detail on the prac- tical aspects of the fermentation process which impact significantly on the end results. He also gave a presentation on the relatively unknown Agaricus Blazei production in Brazil, where this mushroom is often grown outdoors. The Chi- nese members of the audience were especially interested, as this mushroom is reputed to be effective against cancer.
In two sessions, Erik Polman from DLV Plant Mushrooms shared his vision on practical solu- tions to prevent and treat diseases and pests in mushroom growing. In addition to a well-man- aged compost making process, good hygiene from pasteurising right up to the growing rooms is essential. Recognising and identifying the problem is also vital, as well as disease and pest control. Cleaning and disinfecting, and using chemical and biological control agents, were also discussed. During the subsequent question and answer session, there were many queries about using biological pest control such as Stein- ernema Feltiae to destroy sciarid larvae. A huge leap forwards, as the prevailing culture is still to think of deploying chemical methods whenever a problem is detected. The Chinese still have a lot to learn on the architectural and organisational fronts in the
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battle to minimise problems during cultivation, and highly appreciated the knowledge and expertise on offer.
Prof Huang Jianchun from the Institute of Edible Mushrooms at Shanghai’s Academy of Agri- cultural Sciences (SAAS) spoke on mushroom composting and technology and growing in the Netherlands, based on the knowledge he had accrued at the Dutch Mushroom days, a course at DLV with a group of students from the institute, and independent visits to companies and farms in Europe. He presented general figures relating to production and the number of farms and also indicated how impressed he was with the levels of professionalism throughout the entire chain. In his opinion, the objective for China in the coming years is to specialise in compost making on a large scale and adopt intensive growing methods on phase III. According to Huang, the Netherlands is still the innovator for cultivation techniques and organisational aspects. He also mentioned advances in automatic picking lorries and harvesting techniques on single-layer bed systems, and bed heating and cooling. In his view, the Netherlands offers the best training opportunities for foreigners, as well as the best cultivation systems, and leading, globally operating suppliers. Correctly utilising all this expertise, machinery and computer systems is the challenge currently facing China. In the afternoon, Christine Smith, Vice President of Lambert Spawn and secretary general of the ISMS presented the history of spawn production
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