CHINA The 9th Mushroom Days
The ninth edition of the Chinese Mushrooms Days was organised from 14 to 17 November 2015 in the Wanda Realm hotel in Zhangzhou, Fujian.
Bigger and with a more international signature than ever before. By Roel Dreve
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he event in Zhangzhou has raised its profile by gaining a greater international reputation. It is now considered the key annual meeting for the mushroom industry in Asia. Visitor numbers reflected this significance with some 1200 visitors from more than 20 countries travelling to the ‘Chinese Mushroom Capital’, including a remarkably large Dutch delegation. The extensive programme offered a series of interesting lectures and workshops for professionals in virtually all edible mushroom segments. However the rapid developments in Chinese white button mushroom cultivation, and limited column space, mean our report is mainly limited to the attention paid by the conference to Agaricus bisporus.
Lambert Workshop
Prior to the conference programme proper, an Agaricus bisporus training day was organised on 14 November. Previously this workshop was given by Amycel and Sylvan, this time Lambert Spawn put together an interesting programme for Chinese growers. The lectures by Dutch and American experts offered a wealth of sound, basic knowledge on mushrooms growing to a capacity audience.
Following an introduction from the indefatigable Mr Liu Zi Qiang from CFNA and Lambert’s Christine Smith, consultant Ray Samp gave an introduction to making mushroom compost. “The only way to know compost is to get into it. So let’s get into it.” In China, raw materials other than wheat straw, for example, are often utilised to produce compost. “But 30 kg/m2 production is also possible using compost based on rice straw. As long as you make sure the mushrooms have everything they need.” The same applies to the layout of the composting plant. “You can also get good results without
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phase I bunkers with aerated floors, but this system dominates the world for good reason.” Other topics touched on by Samp included the importance of management and compost struc- ture. “A lot depends on local factors and ‘good compost’ is difficult to express in hard figures. So: squeeze it and feel it! Feel how the compost is feeling.” But according to the consultant you can’t escape the input of a scientific approach. He mentioned in this respect the developments in the field of NIR analysis in properly evaluating compost properties.
Chinese
The unstoppable, indefatigable Mr Liu Zi Qiang of CFNA, forming, in the words of Greg Seymour, a ‘dynamic duo’ with Mr Huang Yadong. Here, Liu speaks at the Lambert Workshop.
Léon Dumoulin of Dalsem, answering question from the audience during the Lambert workshop. Behind him (rtl) Ray Samp, Eric Vernooij and Christine Smith. Mathieu Geurts was also on stage.
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